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Birth Control
New Haven, CT
Politics
Trump Admin Withholds $2M In CT Planned Parenthood Funds: Here Are The Impacts
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is warning that thousands of Connecticut residents could lose access to essential health care as the Trump administration continues to block nearly $2 million in federal funding for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE). The funds, earmarked for release in March, were never disbursed. Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, slammed the decision as “cruel” and “craven.” “Tens of thousands of people in Connecticut rely on Planned Parenthood for essential and affordable health care services — now jeopardized by the Trump Administration’s withholding o…
Fairfield, CT
News
Recall Issued For Birth Control Pills
A popular birth control product has been recalled voluntarily because they were packaged with inaccurate directions, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Janssen Pharmaceuticals has initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of Ortho-Novum 1/35 tablets and two lots of Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 tablets to the pharmacy level. According to the FDA, the “patient information provided inside the affected packages does not include the appropriate instructions for the Veridate dispenser.” “Women should continue to take the 21 ‘active’ pills (with hormones) (peach for Ortho-Novum 1/35; white, light-p…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Nearly 200K Birth Control Pills Recalled
Nearly 200,000 sample packs of birth Allergan birth control pills have been recalled after placebos were placed out of order, which could lead to an unexpected pregnancy. Officials announced this week that the company is recalling almost 170,000 pills after active capsules and placebos were placed out of order, causing a potential risk to those using the sample packs. The packs are marked as Taytullla Softgel Capsules with the lot number 5620706 and have a May 2019 expiration date. The company issued its national recall after a doctor reported a sample pack containing the first four days o…
