Allergan is recalling one lot of birth-control pills — or 170,000 packs — because the first four pills in each 28-pill pack are inactive, placing women at risk of pregnancy. One lot of ...

There’s one batch in particular that’s the subject of the recall, and it’s a physicians’ sample pack with this information on it: Lot# 5620706, Expiry May-2019.

The pill order is reversed because the blister packaging is rotated 180 degrees within the card, which also makes the lot number and expiration date only visible on the outer pouch.

Nearly 170,000 packs of Taytulla pills given out as samples to doctors had placebo and active capsules in wrong order. Nearly 170,000 packs of Taytulla pills given out as ... a single pack," the ...

The maker of a birth-control pill issued a nationwide recall in the United States on Tuesday over concerns that misplaced capsules in sample packs could cause unintended pregnancy.

Birth control is, for many people, a life-changing form of scientific magic. ... This Is What The Placebo Pills In Your Birth Control Pack Are Actually Made Of. by Caroline Burke. November 7, 2017.

If you missed pills in the third week, take the active pills in the pack daily until you run out, then start a new pack the next day. Don’t take the seven inactive pills or take a 7-day break.