The FDA reports that drug prescriptions for kids have dropped overall since 2002, but while the use of certain drugs like …
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Caution, Ladies: More Birth Control Pills Recalled
For the second time in a month, a major birth control pill maker has recalled versions of its oral contraceptives.
Family MattersPregnancy
Pfizer Birth Control Recall: Could Women Who Get Pregnant Sue?
If women wind up pregnant from faulty pill packets, product liability lawsuits or “wrongful pregnancy” cases — reminiscent of medical malpractice — could be filed.
Family MattersInfertility
Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Pills
Women with recalled packets are at greater risk of pregnancy and should use back-up contraception. Is your pill on the list?
Birth Control Pills Recalled for Packaging Error
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth control pills because of a packaging error that may interfere with proper dosing and result in unintentional pregnancy.
Study: The ‘Morning-After’ Pill Works the Day Before Too
The morning-after pill is approved for use as an emergency contraceptive, meant to be taken the day after unprotected sex, but a new study suggests women might be able to use it as regular birth control as well.
Family MattersInfertility
To Slash the Abortion Rate, Dole Out Birth-Control Pills a Year at a Time
Abortion is one of those topics that gets people fired up. Everyone’s got an opinion, but one thing pretty much everyone agrees on is that it would be great if the abortion rate were lower. One thing that may help: call it the
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