Alesse 21 and 28

Alesse 21 and 28 Birth Control

Rice Harbut Elliott LLP has commenced proceedings in an anticipated class action lawsuit, representing Canadian women who were prescribed “Alesse 21” or “Alesse 28” birth control pills, which were recalled by Health Canada in December 2017.

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Overview

Update

This case was certified by Order of Madam Justice Horsman dated June 7, 2021 which can be found here: 2021 BCSC 1093 (CanLII) | MacKinnon v Pfizer Canada Inc. | CanLII

Further common issues were certified by Madam Justice Hughes on December 18, 2023 which can be found here: 2023 BCSC 2223 (CanLII) | MacKinnon v Pfizer Canada Inc. | CanLII.

The case will now be proceeding to discovery and trial.

Overview

The affected “Alesse 21” or “Alesse 28” pills reportedly involved broken or smaller-than-normal pills, leading to unintended pregnancies. At present, the recall involves pills from the following lots, but it is not known at this time whether the issue is isolated to these lots:

Alesse 21 (DIN 02236974) Lot A2532, expires August 2018
Alesse 28 (DIN 02236975) Lot A3183, expires April 2019

Our firm is seeking compensation for Canadian women who received “Alesse 21” or “Alesse 28” birth control pills from the recalled lots, or other lots that may have been involved in the manufacturing defect. Damages will be sought both for women who experienced unintended pregnancies and other women who received pills that were recalled. The latter group may be entitled to compensation pursuant to B.C. consumer protection legislation.

If you received “Alesse 21” or “Alesse 28” birth control pills, you may be affected by this class action lawsuit. Please fill out the form below to get in touch with us. Joining our contact list creates no financial obligation and we will keep all the information that you provide to us confidential.

The full details of the Health Canada recall can be found here.

Alesse 21 and 28 Form

Note: You are not obliged to fill in this form to participate in this class action. If you choose to do so, you are not retaining RHE LLP to act on your behalf. Providing the information requested does not make you a client of RHE LLP. All information submitted will be treated as confidential and will only be released as required by law or as you may consent.

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Class Action Form

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DATE OF BIRTH *

Personal Health Number *

DATE OF PRESCRIPTION *

DATE THAT YOU SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUR SYMPTOMS

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE CANADIAN ALESSE 21/28 RECALL? *

WERE YOU TAKING THE DRUGS BETWEEN MAY 2017 AND DECEMBER 2017? *

DID YOU TAKE ONE OF THE RECALLED LOTS OF ALESSE IDENTIFIED ABOVE? *

DID YOU BECOME PREGNANT WHILE TAKING ALESSE? *

WHEN DID YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE RECALL?

PLEASE LIST ALL THE SYMPTOMS YOU EXPERIENCED. (PREGNANCY, OTHER)

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