Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Oral Contraceptives Containing Desogestrel
April 1, 2007 06:59

Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Oral Contraceptives Containing Desogestrel in (April 2007): Public Citizen's Health Research Group filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 6, 2007, to ban the sale of all third-generation oral contraceptives (OCs), which double the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots compared to second-generation birth control pills. A list of these oral contraceptives that contain desogestrel accompanies this article. (http://www.worstpills.org)