Pfizer, the world?s largest drug maker, has recalled 1 million birth control packs due to an error that mixed up the active and inactive pills in the 28-day package. Dr. Keri Peterson tells TODAY?s Ann Curry what women who have been taking the recalled pills should do.
>> now to breaking medical news that will get the attention of a lot of women across this country. pfizer is recalling 1 million packs of birth control pills after discovering a packaging error that could lead to unintended pregnancy. dr. kerry peterson joins us now. good morning.
>> good morning, ann.
>> what brands made by pfizer are involved in the recall?
>> there are two. one is low ovril 28. it's 14 lots of each.
>> do we have to worry women using the birth control pills may suffer unintended pregnancies and also have birth control pill bs harmful to them? is there a concern about that?
>> there is no concern. what happened is every pack has three weeks of active ingredient and one week of inactive ingredient . that's when women menstruate. there's been a mix-up so some of the inactive pills were mixed up and placed where the active pills are or vice versa . they are not sure. women will not be protected against pregnancy for the entire month and so if you are someone who had these lots, stop it immediately. use a backup form of birth control instead.
>> if you have been using the lots and you're concerned that you may be vulnerable to being pregnant is there an option?
>> first off, see your doctor right away for a pregnancy test . you're going to want to use condoms immediately as a backup form and there are also over-the-counter termination kits available that you can take right away if you think you're pregnant.
>> keri peterson, thank you very much for joining us on this breaking news. matt?
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