Allergan recalls out-of-order contraceptive capsules

Allergan has issued a voluntary, US-wide recall of its Taytulla oral contraceptives after placebo and active capsules were found to have been placed in the incorrect order in sample packs.

Reported by a physician, the packaging error covers sample packs from lot 5620706 with an expiration date of May 2019 distributed since 27 August 2017.

As the medicine is indicated to prevent pregnancy, this misplacement of the first four active capsules with non-hormonal placebos creates a potential risk of unintended pregnancy.

A statement by Allergan read: "The reversing of the order may not be apparent to either new users or previous users of the product, increasing the likelihood of taking the capsules out of order. If patients have concerns regarding the possibility of an unintended pregnancy they should consult their physician."

"As the medicine is indicated to prevent pregnancy, the misplacement of active capsules with non-hormonal placebos creates a potential risk of unintended pregnancy."

Taytulla is formulated using norethindrone acetate, ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate capsules.

A Taytulla pill pack comes as a 28 count blister card and comprises 24 active hormone-containing pink softgel capsules to be taken for 24 days, along with four maroon softgel capsules (without hormones) to be used during the next four days.

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