Hundreds of thousands of birth control pills were recalled after the manufacturer found they were ineffective, potentially resulting in an unplanned pregnancy.The Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of this week of the combined estrogen and progestin pills from India-based Lupin Pharmaceuticals after it was found that the pills had insufficient levels of inactive vitamin C which could impact their ability to prevent pregnancy.The company's decision to issue the recall affects a total of 4,179 boxes of daily pills, amounting to about 350,000 total. They were distributed nationwide to pharmacies and supermarkets from June 2022 through May 2023.
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