Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has warned the public against a counterfeit batch of the popular Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills in circulation, stating that the product may pose serious health risks to users.

The regulator identified the counterfeit Postinor-2, containing 0.75 mg of levonorgestrel, as batch number T34197R. The product falsely claims to have been manufactured by Gedeon Richter.

"This batch may contain incorrect amounts of the active ingredient, no active ingredient at all, harmful contaminants, or undeclared substances," said Dr Ahmed Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of the PPB.

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He warned that the falsified product might fail t...