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Birth control pills recalled due to possible reduced effectiveness
The pharmaceutical company behind the birth control pill Tydemy is recalling two batches of the drug because they may have reduced effectiveness.
Lupin, the New Jersey-based drugmaker, announced Saturday that it was recalling the batches after tests showed the pills had decreased levels of ascorbic acid, an inactive ingredient, and high levels of a “known impurity.”
“This could potentially impact the effectiveness of the product which could potentially result in unexpected pregnancy,” the company’s announcement said.
The Food and Drug Administration similarly warned consumers on Tuesday that the low levels of ascorbic acid — better known as vitamin C — in the Tydemy pills could reduce their effectiveness in preventing pregnancy.
However, Lupin and the FDA said they have “not received any reports of adverse events” related to use of the pills.
The affected batches were distributed between June 3, 2022 and May 31 of this year and have expiration dates of January or September 2024.
Lupin’s news release advises patients taking Tydemy to continue doing so in the short term and to “immediately contact their pharmacist, physician, or medical provider for advice regarding an alternative treatment.”
The company did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the impurity in the pill and the role ascorbic acid plays in it.
The recalled batches can be identified by the lot numbers listed on the packaging: One of the batches, consisting of a pack of 28 pills, is labeled with lot number L200183, while the other consists of three packs of 28 pills and has the lot number L201560.
Patients who experience complications while taking the pill should contact their health provider and can report their concerns to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program, according to Lupin’s announcement.
The company has also asked pharmacists and retailers to “discontinue distribution of the recalled product lots immediately.”
Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday.
Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners.
But Suu Kyi, 78, still must serve a total of 27 years out of the 33 she was originally imprisoned for.
The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences in five cases against Suu Kyi in which she was convicted for violating coronavirus restrictions, illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and sedition, according to a report on state MRTV.
She was initially sentenced for 19 offenses that her supporters and rights group say were attempts to discredit her and legitimize the 2021 army takeover while preventing her return to politics.
The clemency was announced a day after Myanmar’s military extended the state of emergency it imposed when it seized power from Suu Kyi’s elected government 2 1/2 years ago, forcing a further delay in elections it promised when it took over.
Several of Suu Kyi’s cases are awaiting final appeals.
Min Aung Hlaing pardoned a total of 7,749 prisoners and commuted the death sentences of others to commemorate the day the Buddha gave his first sermon, the MRTV report said.
The army leader also granted amnesty to 125 foreign prisoners and 22 members of ethnic armed groups, it added. The announcement said he dropped cases against 72 people connected to ethnic armed groups.
It wasn’t immediately clear if any of the released prisoners included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring organization, 24,123 people have been arrested in Myanmar since the army takeover. At least 3,857 civilians have been killed by security forces in the same period, the group says.
MRTV said it was necessary to extend the state of emergency for another six months because there is still a lot of work to be done to return the country to normalcy and time is needed to prepare for an election.
The United Nations on Monday called on Myanmar to return to democratic rule.
The clemency also came three weeks after Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai met Suu Kyi in prison, becoming the first foreign visitor to be granted access to her since she was detained. Don told journalists she was in good health and conveyed her willingness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis gripping her strife-torn nation.
Suu Kyi has been unable to give her version of the July 9 meeting, said to have lasted about an hour-and-a-half. Myanmar’s military confirmed the meeting had been held, but said it had no details because its was one-on-one between the ousted leader and the Thai diplomat.
Don revealed the event when he was attending a meeting in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN has been seeking to mediate an end to the violent conflict in Myanmar, which some members believe destabilizes the region.