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Woman blames Yaz for gallbladder damage, severe depression

Posted: June 28, 2010 Pharmaceutical

A Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Yaz birth control pill, claiming the oral contraceptive damaged her gallbladder and drove her to attempt suicide. Megan M. Stewart, 21, filed the 11-count complaint against Bayer Corporation last

Bayer launches campaign to educate women about birth control

Posted: June 14, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Bayer has launched a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging women to understand the risks and benefits of their birth control method, including those offered by Bayer. The drug company boasts the most popular birth control pills on the market

800 Canadians taking part in lawsuit against Yasmin, Yaz maker

Posted: April 12, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Despina Papparis says her daughter Chloe is alive by “sheer luck.” The Canadian teenager, now 18, was rushed to the hospital after suffering from bad migraines and vomiting that was originally thought to be symptoms of the swine flu. But

Bayer facing more than 1,100 lawsuits from women injured by Yaz

Posted: March 3, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Drug company Bayer is facing more than 1,100 lawsuits alleging its popular birth control pill Yaz causes life-threatening blood clots. According to the pharmaceutical company’s 2009 annual report, 129 new suits were filed in November 2009 alone. Many suits have

Southern Illinois district court to handle Yaz lawsuits

Posted: January 25, 2010 Pharmaceutical

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington D.C. has chosen the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis to handle multidistrict litigation for what could be as many as 25,000 Yaz lawsuits. Chief

Ohio mother sues Bayer, alleging Yaz caused blood clot

Posted: December 11, 2009 Pharmaceutical

A 30-year-old mother of three has joined the hundreds of women who have filed lawsuits against Bayer HealthCare, alleging that her use of the birth-control pill Yaz caused her to develop life-threatening blood clots in her left leg.

Recovering Maryland woman sues Bayer after Yaz nearly killed her

Posted: December 9, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Attorneys representing women who have been seriously harmed by Yaz expect that the number of lawsuits against Bayer will escalate dramatically in the coming years, possibly involving thousands of plaintiffs. A 41-year-old writer from Bethesda, Maryland, who is one of

Mother says Yaz nearly killed her daughter

Posted: November 30, 2009 Pharmaceutical

A Pittsburgh woman has joined a lawsuit against Bayer, claiming that her teenage daughter was injured and nearly died as a result of taking Yaz. Dana Kraus, the plaintiff, told Pittsburgh’s WTAE that her 15-year-old daughter Katie had been taking

Bayer tests Google’s new ad format for Yaz promotion

Posted: November 18, 2009 Pharmaceutical

A new ad format developed by Google for prescription drugs attaches a fixed link to sponsored results. When clicked, the link takes the browser to a page announcing  the drug’s side effects, risks, and other important information, much the same way as

Chicago woman sues Bayer over Yaz-related injuries

Posted: November 12, 2009 Pharmaceutical

A Chicago woman who claims she was injured as a result of taking Yaz filed a lawsuit on November 4 against Bayer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff