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Health Canada issues advisory amid concerns over Alesse birth control pills

December 6, 2017

Health Canada has received complaints for packages of Alesse 21 and Alesse 28 birth control. The blister packages for both contained an active (pink) pill that was roughly half the proper size.

We encourage all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to read the Health Canada Advisory for details.

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