Public Health -- In the News

January 31, 2012  Pfizer Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Birth Control Pills
 

The Okaloosa County Health Department did NOT distribute any of the recently recalled lots of birth control pills.  If you have received birth control pills somewhere else and have a concern they are a part of the recall, contact your medical provider or pharmacist. 

Experts suggest that women who took pills from any of the recalled lots use an additional form of birth control that provides a barrier between the sperm and the egg (ex: condoms) immediately.  Condoms can be obtained at the front desks of the Okaloosa County Health Department (Fort Walton Beach & Crestview) without an appointment.