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    Johnson & Johnson recalled 32 million contraceptives in 43 countries except the United States

    • Last Update: 2013-06-05
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Source: Sina Finance and economics Co., Ltd (JNJ) announced on Tuesday that it will voluntarily recall 32 million boxes of oral contraceptives, involving 43 countries outside the United States, but said that the risk of accidental pregnancy caused by these defective drugs is very low One of the two hormones in the drugs breaks down and enters the bloodstream more slowly than it should, the company said The recall includes all 179 batches of "Cilest" oral contraceptives distributed in Europe, Asia and Latin America since 2011 Each batch contains about 180000 contraceptives, a total of more than 32.2 million This is what Johnson & Johnson has done since 2009 40
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