Seasonique birth control pills from Teva Canada recalled due to extra yellow tablets

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 07, 2025 3:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 7

Health Canada issued a callback announcement connected Friday for some Seasonique birth power products owed to immoderate packages containing the close blue-green pills coming with extraneous yellowish tablets.

The bureau says the callback is for the 0.01-milligram ethinyl estradiol, 0.03-milligram ethiny lestradiol and 0.15-milligram levonorgestrel Seasonique pills made by Teva Canada.

Health Canada said those who find the yellowish pills should not devour them and instrumentality the merchandise to a pharmacy for a replacement oregon alternative, adding that those who can't instrumentality them close distant should proceed taking the regular blue-green tablets arsenic instructed until they are capable to instrumentality them.

"If you took a yellowish pill alternatively of a blue-green pill ... or if you are unsure, you should besides usage different method of non-hormonal back-up contraception (such arsenic condoms) and consult with your wellness attraction professional," the bureau said.

Friday's contraceptive pill recall is the latest by Teva Canada.

On Thursday, it recalled its Seasonale pills (0.15-milligram levonorgestrel and 0.03-milligram ethinyl estradiol) owed to achromatic placebo pills being recovered among the regular pinkish tablets.

And successful May, Teva Canada had to callback the same Seasonique tablets recalled connected Friday owed complaints that packages were missing immoderate pills.