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Title

Thrombosis warnings on contraceptive pills

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:47

Description

Doctor Connie Smith from the Family Planning Association on the health warnings by the government’s Committee on the Safety of Medecine yesterday that seven brands of the contraceptive pill pose a higher than normal risk of thrombosis. She confirms the advice is not to stop using them but to go to their doctors and argues the flood of telephone enquiries to the FPA are from women responding to that advice and not a sign of panic. The FPA is more concerned about those who are not telephoning and may be stopping the pill and risking pregnancy. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Connie Smith

Keywords

Oral contraceptives; Safety; Family planning; Thrombosis; Committee on the Safety of Medicines; Family Planning Association

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