Pfizer Recalling 1 M Birth Control Pills

by Pete Strom on February 2, 2012

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One million packages of  Lo/Ovral-28 tablets, Norgestrel, and Ethinyl Estradoil birth control pills are now being recalled due to a packaging error.

Pfizer, Inc. is recalling 14 lots Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of the generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets after find that packaging error could leave woman with a greater risk of getting pregnant accidently. Both the generic product and Lo/Ovral-28 are manufactured and marketed by Akrimax Rx Products under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand.

Oral birth control products contain 21 active day tablets and 7 inactive sugar tablets to regulate the menstrual period while providing contraception. Pfizer found that some packets of the drugs had too many active tablets while others had too few.

A company spokeswoman said the problem was due to inspection failures, both visual and mechanical. The spokeswoman said the problem has been corrected.

Pfizer is advising patients with the packets of the product with expiration dates ranging between July 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 to return their medicine to the pharmacy. The recall is not a safety recall, but advisement of the increased risk of an unintended pregnancy.

For more details visit: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm289770.htm

By: South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyer Pete Strom

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Preppers Prepare For End of the World

by Pete Strom on February 2, 2012

A new group of Americans are stockpiling food and other products fearing the end of the world.

These people call themselves, “preppers”. They are a new subculture to recently emerge, following in the footsteps of the hippies in the 1960s and the survivalists in the 1990s. Preppers are not as worried about government as they are about imminent societal collapse, terrorism, or natural disasters leading to some form of environmental cataclysm.

Patty Tegeler, 57 of Virginia, has made her home in rural Virginia into a “survival center”. It has a large generator, portable heaters, water tanks, and a two-year supply of freeze-dried food. She hopes that if there is ever an emergency she can survive indefinitely in her home. She foresees that emergency happening soon.

“I think this economy is about to fall apart,” Tegler said.

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The internet has only fueled talks of the world ending. Online vendors sell a variety of products ranging from water tanks to guns. Attorney Michael T. Snider, of northern Idaho, posts information about the world ending on his blog, The Economic Collapse.

“You could be living next door to a prepper and never even know it. Many suburbanites are turning spare rooms into food pantries and are going for survival training on the weekends,“ says Snider.

Snider is worried about the end of a functioning U.S. economy. He states that tens of millions of Americans, including children, are living on food stamps and in poverty.

Even conservative talk show radio host Glenn Beck is preaching preppers’ messages. “It’s never too late to prepare for the end of the world as we know,” states Beck.

The difference between these preppers and other groups believing the world is ending is these preppers don’t have an exact date for the end.

Cathy Gutierrez, end-times belief expert at Sweet Briar College in Virginia states, “The minute you set a date, you are courting disconfirmation.”

In the eyes of many preppers, it is not too early to prepare.

“After all, anything can happen,” states Tegler.

By: South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyer Pete Strom

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Driver Suspension Eligibility Week, March 5-10th 2012

February 1, 2012

South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers South Carolina Drivers with suspended license may be able to reduce or clear remaining time off of their suspension during the 2012 Driver Suspension Eligibility Week. The 2012 Driver Suspension Eligibility Week will be held March 5-9, 2012 in all DMV offices across the state. Drivers may also visit one [...]

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