Close X
Friday, January 10, 2025
ADVT 
National

Health Canada Says Shoppers Drug Mart Recalling Some Birth Control Pills

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Apr, 2015 01:57 PM
    EDMONTON — Health Canada says Shoppers Drug Mart is recalling a batch of birth control pills sold to consumers in Western Canada that were past their expiry date.
     
    The recall affects Alesse 21 pills that were sold in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba between March 16 and April 1.
     
    Health Canada says consumers should check for lot number G73720 and return the medication to the pharmacy.
     
    It also recommends that women should speak to their physician if they have taken the pills and should use another form of birth control until they get new ones.
     
    Health Canada also wants consumers to report what it calls any "adverse events".
     
    The federal department says it is monitoring the recall and corrective actions being taken by Shoppers Drug Mart.
     
    The company has said it dispensed expired pills to about 100 women in Western Canada.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Two Surrey Men Shot In Seemingly Targeted Incident: RCMP

    Two Surrey Men Shot In Seemingly Targeted Incident: RCMP
    RCMP received a number of calls starting at about 8:40 p.m. Thursday reporting gunshots and two SUVs driving erratically in the same area (near 88th Avenue and 124th Street).

    Two Surrey Men Shot In Seemingly Targeted Incident: RCMP

    Oil And Gas Industry Has No Impact On Health In NorthEastern B.C.: Report

    Oil And Gas Industry Has No Impact On Health In NorthEastern B.C.: Report
    VANCOUVER — Health risks associated with oil and gas activity in the British Columbia's northeastern communities are low, according to a newly released report from the provincial Health Ministry.

    Oil And Gas Industry Has No Impact On Health In NorthEastern B.C.: Report

    Southern B.C. Interior Grassland Conservation Area Expands By 130 Hectares

    Southern B.C. Interior Grassland Conservation Area Expands By 130 Hectares
    VANCOUVER — Protection is expanding for grassland in British Columbia's southern Interior in a conservation area home to as many as 50 at-risk species.

    Southern B.C. Interior Grassland Conservation Area Expands By 130 Hectares

    B.C.'s Plans For Professional Development Of Teachers Irks Union

    B.C.'s Plans For Professional Development Of Teachers Irks Union
    Teachers' union president Jim Iker calls Bill 11 a diversion from underfunding, adding there were no consultations and professional development shouldn't be mandated from the top down.

    B.C.'s Plans For Professional Development Of Teachers Irks Union

    Transport Minister Issues Edict Requiring 2 Crew Members In Any Canadian Airline Carrying Passengers

    OTTAWA — Effective immediately, any Canadian airline carrying passengers will be required to have two crew members in the cockpit at all times, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday.

    Transport Minister Issues Edict Requiring 2 Crew Members In Any Canadian Airline Carrying Passengers

    CBC News Slashing 144 Positions From Local Services, Radio-Canada Cuts 100

    CBC News Slashing 144 Positions From Local Services, Radio-Canada Cuts 100
    TORONTO — CBC is slashing 244 jobs from local news services across the country as its plans to shift some of its limited resources to its digital operations.

    CBC News Slashing 144 Positions From Local Services, Radio-Canada Cuts 100