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August 1st, 2011
04:14 PM ET
FDA warns of counterfeit 'morning-after' pillThe Food and Drug Administration says the emergency "morning after" birth control pill Evital could be counterfeit and may not be safe or prevent pregnancy. The agency is asking women not to use the medication. Evital is not approved for use in the United States. But the FDA says, while it doesn't have evidence of "pattern targeting" of a specific ethnic group, the drug may have been distributed in Hispanic communities under the label "Evital Anticonceptivo de emergencia, 1.5mg, 1 tablet by Fluter Domull." "Evital was discovered through routine imports entry review and we are currently working to find out more about this apparently illegal U.S. distribution of what FDA suspects is a counterfeit product," said FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess. The FDA is asking consumers to contact their doctor if they've taken the pills and had any side effects. It also is asking anyone with information about the pills to contact their Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/Ingredient Adulteration (CDER). Any information gathered will be used to get Evital off the market. Emergency contraception can be used to prevent pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sex. Common brands are Plan B One-Step, Next Choice and ella. The drug can cost from $10 to $70 depending on the brand. FDA-approved emergency birth control is available with a prescription and over-the-counter if you are at least 17 years old.
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alright!! im the one to comment on this!!!
and i am the first one to comment on you first comment!
Do you want a cookie or something?
You're the one to comment on this or you're the first one to comment on this...
Oh crap Juanita is gonna be p*ssed
Did someone say cookie?
The CIA distributed the pill in Hispanic communities in order to boost the Hispanic population in the United States. With more citizens in need of state or federal assiatance, the government can justify increasing taxes to the middle class while also raising the nations debt ceiling.
You are awesome. Ever consider writing a screenplay?
Jeremy - the FDA has just discovered your tin foil hat is counterfeit
wait..... there is counterfeit aluminum beanies out there? no wonder my brain feels microwaved, sheesh
Wow... that's either a good joke, or reaching... really... REALLY... far. lol @ the CIA distributing fake morning-after pills. That's awesome.
The government has been distributing fake tinfoil. It's all made of aluminum now so it cannot block their mind control rays.
get used to news like this. we probably won't have an fda in about a year.
Does this mean that they will stop banning stivia in Cola?
What people won't do for money, and to target an ethnic group is even more atrocious.
this all part of clever govt experiment gone terribly wrong, sounds rather left wingish to me, they want MORE voters, illegal or not.
thats great more kids that will grow up and not get ne jobs and b thugs the rest of their life and build an inferior race...good job fda for catchin that potential problem
All companies use age groups, ethnic groups and target them to make money off their products. This is not anything new
Except it's not even a real morning after pill.
Weensie,
They said it MIGHT be counterfeit. It sounds to me like they are just trying to scare people into not using it.
You take a pill and then you have a counterfeit morning? I'm glad they warned me about this. What does the pill look like?
Here's a crazy idea; if you don't want to have a kid, be a little more careful to begin with. Condoms, anyone? Don't do things that make a kid if you don't want a kid.
Tell your boyfriends
Yeah, right, Emelia. Because condoms NEVER break, do they?
tie the tubes off, sheesh, then it won't be an issue, regardless of what group you are in.
They should start making magum in lambskin, would help tremendously in my case.
They do make magnums in latex alternatives. But they are typically only found online on erotica websites. Hope this helps.
What about a veterinary ringworm product known as Fulvicin. Seems to me this works great because it has a warning on the label that says do not use on a cat that is pregnant, It might cause it ti abort the pregnancy. (it does the same on humans)
yeah every woman should take them to keep from having kittens. Giving birth to other species is always embarrassing in the delivery room.
Mary had a little lamb... The doctor was surprised.
Ever since the FDA classified walnuts as illegal drugs because as long as Diamond Foods were quoting scientific studies as to the health benefits of eating nuts, how am I supposed to take the FDA seriously again?
WHat? What the f are you talking about?
when you decided, back in the day, to take the FDA seriously, you failed in this life
What? What drugs are you on.....you know the ones that are actually illegal.
Andrew is correct:
http://www.fda.gov/iceci/enforcementactions/warningletters/ucm202825.htm
Didn't say that. Insert me rolling my eyes here. Just saying, if these women didn't want to get themselves pregnant, they could be a bit more careful and then this type of pill wouldn't be wasting our time anymore.
emeila? you sound like you need to get laid more, and remember your state of mind when you do.
Probably created by some psychotic right wing lunatic group trying "save the babies", none of whom they will lift a finger to help once it is actually born.
THE FDA IS CORRUPT ................. FINALLY THE DO THEIR FREAKING JOB AND PROTECT US .........GOOD JOB RETARDS ....................
Please give examples of this, with solid proof. I have heard dozens and dozens of people try to make this claim, yet, not a single one of them can provide proof of any kind. The FDA serves a purpose. It may be imperfect, but one thing I have a hard time believing is that it's corrupt.
Reminds me of the people that also make ridiculous claims about vaccines. That though, is FAR more dangerous.
It makes sense. I suspect that people who do speak english or low wage don't know or haven't read what is what of the real stuff.
Yeah, those uneducated idiots totally cant do the complicated chemical tests required to tell what some white pill an unscrupulous drug company stamped a random label on. How stupid do you have to be to have a degree in chemistry with analytical experience.
This must be done by the religious right; they oppose all forms of contraception. But then they complain about the population explosion of Latinos.
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DICTATOR OBAMA = STALIN = BUSH or USA = SOVIET UNION http://avsecbostjan.blogspot.com/ or http://avsecbostjan.wordpress.com/
COMMUNISM(Slowenien/Slovenia) IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE TODAY(2011) !!! http://sloveniatoday.blogspot.com or http://easterneuropetoday.wordpress.com/
Did you have a point, or did you just want to string random phrases together then link your websites?
These are the funniest article comments I've read recently.
Maybe it's just me, but I'd be slightly wary of taking any pill that was being "distributed" in my community.
that explains why I'm pregnant.
Dammit man just get a shot a couple months a year and you wont have to worry bout morning after pills or remembering to use condoms or taking a pill everyday
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