Lupin Mibelas 24 Fe Tablets: Incorrect Pill Order Risk
Lupin recalls Mibelas 24 Fe contraceptive tablets due to incorrect pill order and missing expiry/lot numbers. Affected units may have first four pills brown instead of last four. Contact for return instructions.
Lower-risk recall
Contraceptive Tablets Out of Sequence- First 4 pills of the packet are brown, instead of the last four pills and the expiry/lot was not printed on the package.
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What happened, in plain English
Lupin is recalling Mibelas 24 Fe contraceptive tablets because the first four pills in the packet are brown instead of the last four, and the expiry/lot numbers are missing. This could lead to incorrect hormone dosing if taken as intended. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/41621-lupin-mibelas-24-fe-tablets-incorrect-pill-order-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/41621-lupin-mibelas-24-fe-tablets-incorrect-pill-order-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1093-2017
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“Lupin Mibelas 24 Fe Tablets: Incorrect Pill Order Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/41621-lupin-mibelas-24-fe-tablets-incorrect-pill-order-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-1093-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1093-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The tablets are designed to be taken in a specific sequence to prevent pregnancy. If the first four pills are brown instead of the last four, the user might take the wrong pills at the wrong time, leading to incorrect hormone dosing. Missing expiry and lot numbers also make it hard to track the batch and ensure safety.
Who’s affected
Women who have received the Mibelas 24 Fe tablets with the first four pills brown instead of the last four. Those who have the specific batch (L600518) and expiry date (05/18) are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if the first four tablets in the packet are brown instead of the last four. Look for the batch number L600518 and expiry date 05/18 on the package.
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What to do — step by step
Check Pill Colors
Verify that the first four tablets are brown instead of the last four.
Contact Manufacturer
Reach out to Lupin Pharmaceuticals for specific return or replacement instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #D-1093-2017 (May 16, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1093-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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