Acne medication containing cyproterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol. Approved in
Canada only to treat severe acne, but widely prescribed (thanks to a massive
marketing blitz) as a
birth control pill. Several deaths have been atributed to
blood clots caused by this medication in Europe and Canada; it is not approved for sale in the US. See the story, entitled "Two-For-One" on CBC TV's show Disclosure from 14 Jan 2003 for more details. The story can be found here:
http://cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/030114_diane/main.html