Imitation Pill problem
NZPA-AFP Washington Pharmacists in 12 states have withdrawn a contraceptive pill from the market to avoid confusion with a counterfeit imitation that has caused adverse reactions in a number of women. So far no-one has complained of an unwanted • pregnancy after taking the counterfeit contraceptive. After receiving complaints of unexpected bleeding, investigators found imitations of the Searle Drug Company’s product Ovulen. The counterfeiters appar-
ently had been selling the imitation pills to chemists at cut rate prices. Describing the imitation pills, investigators said the Ovulen name was either missing or poorly printed. Ovulen pills are used by about 75,000 women in the United States.
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Press, 6 November 1984, Page 19
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