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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Two lots of Tydemy birth control pills are under recall. The FDA warns of 'reduced effectiveness'

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Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures Tydemy, notified customers on Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling two batches of the oral contraceptive — after one lot tested low for ascorbic acid and high “for a known impurity.”

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