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Packaging Error Could Lead to Pregnancy

Allergan’s Taytulla birth control capsules have been recalled due to a packaging error that could cause unintentional pregnancy.

Packaging Mix-Up / Image: Allergan
Packaging Mix-Up / Image: Allergan

A recent USA Today article noted a birth control packaging error that could lead to pregnancy. Allergan’s Taytulla birth control was packaged with the placebo pills in the wrong order; they were placed in the first four slots on a sequence card rather than the last four slots.

Customers who have capsule cards with erroneously packaged pills will receive a recall letter from Allergan that will help coordinate returning the product. The company issued a statement alerting patients of the mix-up with lot number 5620706, and said that if you think you may be pregnant to “please visit a doctor.”

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