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Comedian lampoons the absurdity of drug ads
Writer-comedian Sarah Haskins has produced another segment of her popular satire on Current TV’s Target: Women, this time calling out the absurdity of television advertising in marketing drugs to women.
Injured by Yaz, SC nurse files lawsuit against Bayer
A 33-year-old nurse from South Carolina has filed suit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, charging that Yaz caused her multiple personal injuries. According to a report published by Reuters, the woman received a Yaz prescription from her dermatologist in March 2008
Switzerland investigates the death of young Yaz user
A Swiss health agency is investigating the death of a young woman in Switzerland who died while taking Bayer AG’s birth control pill Yaz. Bloomberg reported that Swissmedic (Switzerland’s drug therapy regulatory agency) and an investigative judge are probing the
Yaz health risks: better safe than sorry?
Bayer Healthcare’s blockbuster drug Yaz has come under fire in recent years for its potential to cause a spectrum of health problems. Bayer has downplayed these serious risks while drawing attention to some of the drug’s other uses as treatments
Consumers should use caution with B-12 vitamin patch
A patch-delivery system is now available to consumers who want or need more of the vitamin B-12, an essential vitamin that plays a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system and for the formation of
More drug patches expected to hit market, but are they safe?
More than 40 drug development programs have transdermal systems, or drug patches, under development for either initial approval or expanded indications, according to Pharma Live. But can consumers trust their safety record?
Canadian groups issue label change on birth control patch
Canadian pharmaceutical company Janssen-Ortho, Inc. in cooperation with Health Canada has issued a press release updating information on the average daily release rates of contraceptive hormones from the EVRA Transdermal Contraceptive System (patch) that is marketed in Canada and approved
New provision would help lower cost of contraceptives for college students
A new provision in the proposed budget signed by President Barack Obama last week could help significantly reduce the cost of birth control for young women by allowing pharmaceutical companies to reinstate discounts on contraceptives that they had previously offered
Plan First! offers free health services, birth control
A new program in Wayne County, Michigan, is giving financially strapped women access to free family planning services, health care and birth control. However, women should be advised to consider their birth control options even if they come at no
J&J settles lawsuits with Canadian women harmed by birth control patch
Johnson & Johnson, the makers of the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch for women, has agreed to settle lawsuits filed by Canadian women who suffered from blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the patch. The drug maker avoided trial
