Drug company Pfizer Inc. recalled two types of birth control Wednesday that could be less effective because of a packaging error.
The company recalled certain batches of Lo/Ovral-28 and batches of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol based on the lot number.
The packets might have tablets out of order or have incorrect numbers of active and inactive tablets, according to a Pfizer news release.
Users can look up their prescription's lot number on the pill pack and the company website.
GatorWell sexual health specialist Samantha Evans said women on the affected medications should use a condom or abstain from sex until they get a correct dose of hormonal birth control.
When 19-year-old political-science junior Sally Cohen heard about the recall, she immediately jumped up to research if the pills were causing health risks.
She relaxed when she learned they aren't.
She said she wasn't sure which pill she was on, but she knew it was a generic pill, like the second of the recalled contraceptives.
Twenty-year-old telecommunication sophomore Anna Fuhrer was taken aback and didn't know which pill she was on. She looked it up and realized hers is not made by Pfizer.
"I have to be more aware of what kind I'm on and how accredited the business is that is giving out my birth control," she said.
Eight other types of birth control pills were recalled in September after packaging errors.
These pills were not manufactured by Pfizer.
