April 6, 2018.
The National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) said it recalled Thursday, March 5 a batch of Optimizette Gé contraceptive pills from Majorelle laboratories.
Risk of unwanted pregnancy
A batch of Optimizette Gé 75 micrograms contraceptive pills from Majorelle laboratories has been recalled by the ANSM. In question: the discovery of ineffective tablets. A patient indeed found in her box of pills a plate different from the others. And it turned out that the pills in this pack did not contain ” no active contraceptive principle “. If no health risk has been found, the risk of an unwanted pregnancy exists.
Patients who have been prescribed these pills should therefore be very vigilant. But how do you know if you’ve taken a risk? First of all, you have to look at the lot number. The boxes concerned belong to lot n ° 1958550. And the expiry date is July 2019. If you have one of these boxes, you are invited not to interrupt your contraception and to return the boxes and blisters to the pharmacy for a free exchange.
How do you know if you have the wrong pills?
Bad pads are really different. “ Non-compliant pills are easily recognized », Specifies indeed ANSM. ” They are packaged in blisters of 21 tablets, while Optimizette Gé 75 micrograms tablets are packaged in blisters of 28 tablets. The abnormal blister contains 21 tablets. The normal blister contains 28 tablets. “
According to the laboratory, only a few boxes out of all 36,700 boxes distributed between January 26 and April 5, 2018 are affected by this anomaly. Women who have taken this bad pill must ” approach their doctor to assess the risk of pregnancy », Recommends the ANSM. If you cannot get more packs quickly, consider switching to another method of birth control while waiting.
Marine Rondot
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