New case of faulty contraceptives

For this reason, Jermaine decided to do this together with her boyfriend. urine pregnancy test, Bought at a pharmacy, Mall Plaza Los Dominicos. after 20 minutes he gave “two stripes” as positiveBut the couple thought it was a mistake, and downplayed it.

The next day, the young woman from Chile decided to clear her doubts and made an appointment with a gynecologist for an ultrasound, who Then she would confirm that she was indeed pregnant, “Congratulations, it’s your little baby,” said the doctor, who told her she was seven weeks and six days pregnant.

“I felt very guilty because I drank, took birth control pills. I lived my whole life normally… They took away the opportunity to decide when I’m going to have a baby.

On June 27, 2023, after a few months of regular use of the brand contraceptive marillo by Chile Germán, public health institute Chile announces withdrawal of oral contraceptives Recalcin Laboratory (which was bought in 2014 AbbottOne of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Latin America) As a reduction in the potency of its active principles was observed, seven batches were affected.

The measure voluntarily adopted by Laboratorio Recalcin SA affects all existing batches of the product, due to the fact that the owner has detected a decrease in the potency of its active ingredients. The measure voluntarily adopted by Laboratorio Recalcin SA affects all existing batches of the product, due to the fact that the owner has detected a decrease in the potency of its active ingredients.

Germán, a victim of a faulty contraceptive, found out at his home in Limache himself when Chile’s Channel 13 reported on the withdrawal of the pills from the market and the issuance of an alert by ISPs to a possible failure.

Then, Chilean student goes to check last two boxes of contraceptives Which he took during March and April: the lot number of both matched One of them has been mentioned (H220869).

“I was crying because I didn’t want to be a mother at such a young age, I thought it was irresponsible. I was angry with the lab, because I also knew it wasn’t my fault, they were the ones who broke the contract. You buy the pill and you buy it to work. And in this case it didn’t work. As a company they violated me as a consumer”Jermaine burst into tears.

6 marks in sight

Genesis Germán (22) is not the only person affected by faulty oral contraceptives in Chile. Since 2020, more than 380 women have become pregnant due to failure of pills from the following brands: annuity cd (ethinylestradiol, levonorgestrel) manufactured by the laboratory Andromache and Cilicia of German pharmaceutical Gruenthal Cyclomax 20C, Minigest-15, Minigest-20, Marilo and SerenadeSome of them are managed by public health services.

“The holders of the hygiene registries detected the quality failure internally and took appropriate measures, chief among them voluntary withdrawal from the market,” Jorge Cienfuegos, president of the College of Chemists and Pharmacists, explained to the Chilean press.

“This phenomenon does not happen in other countries. Neither the FDA (United States), nor the EMA (European Union), nor Anvisa (Brazil) have recalled this type of drug from the market. So it is not an international or transversal issue, which makes us doubt about the quality of the products being delivered.He added.

Facing an unwanted pregnancy, Germán, who became pregnant with the Marilo pill, thought she had options, but voluntary termination of pregnancy is still not a legal option in Chile:

There is no alternative to abortion in Chile. If someone wants to do this then it is a heinous crime. So I said: I have been convicted of a crime and I have lost my career. If lawyers have been convicted, they cannot be certified. I believe that no one wants to succumb to this situation of tension, illegality, secrecy, knowing that if it goes wrong and your health is at risk, you will be subject to criminal prosecution. There is no alternative to abortion in Chile. If someone wants to do this then it is a heinous crime. So I said: I have been convicted of a crime and I have lost my career. If lawyers have been convicted, they cannot be certified. I believe that no one wants to succumb to this situation of tension, illegality, secrecy, knowing that if it goes wrong and your health is at risk, you will be subject to criminal prosecution.

this years, customer service Chile received 19 complaints related to the bullet marillo The Recalcin laboratory, now owned by Abbott, was taken over by Germain.

With regard to this scenario of unwanted pregnancy For defective contraceptives, Lots are distributed to public hospitals, the Miles Corporation, an organization that protects and promotes people’s reproductive rights, They found more than 380 people between 2020 and 2023 for contraceptive failures -Previous batches of the mentioned brands-.

,The psychosocial impact of the unplanned pregnancy had an impact on their lives”They rose from a place that legally belongs to them.

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