Akrimax Birth Control Recall: Pfizer Pills Boost Pregnancy Risk

Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Akrimax Birth Control Packages Due to Increased Pregnancy Risk

Pfizer has recalled a million packages of birth control pills, because taking them could actually increase the risk of getting pregnant. This is due to a packaging error in which the wrong number of placeholder pills (the inert sugar tablets sequenced with the active birth control pills) were added to each package.

The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. These tablets are marketed in the USA. by Akrimax Rx Products under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand.

The lot numbers and descriptions of the recalled Pfizer/Akrimax birth control pills are listed below.

• NDC               Product                 Lot#      Expiration   Packaging
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15678 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15679 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15686 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15687 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15690 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15698 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E15700 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E80434 07/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 E80438 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 F36908 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 F36909 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 F43915 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 F43926 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-801-84 LO/OVRAL® 28 F43927 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg E15677 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg E15704 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg E15706 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg E80440 08/31/2013 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F16388 01/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F16390 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F22132 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F31330 02/28/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F36911 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F36913 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F43924 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F43925 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F43934 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each
  
• 24090-961-84 Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg F53238 03/31/2014 6 Pilpacks of 28 tablets each