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Yasmin birth control pill to receive label changes
Bayer Schering Pharma has announced it will update the label in the European market for its oral contraceptive Yasmin, a combination of ethinylestradiol and the diuretic drospirenone, also known by the brand name Yaz and the generic brand Ocella. The
Canadian woman blames Yaz for year-long illness
Monica Dakin lost a year of her life because of her birth control pills. The 23-year-old Canadian was prescribed the popular oral contraceptive Yaz last May to treat her ovarian cysts. She believed the low-dose hormone carried fewer side effects
Bayer facing more than 1,100 lawsuits from women injured by Yaz
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
Bayer pockets billions from dangerous birth control pill Yaz
Bayer HealthCare is facing numerous lawsuits from women and their family members who say they were seriously injured or killed after taking the drug company’s blockbuster birth control pill, Yaz. Yet, Yaz remains the company’s top-selling pharmaceutical, generating a whopping
Mother warns others of the dangers of Yaz
The year Leah Mayfield died, Bayer HealthCare made $600 million on its popular birth control pill, Yaz. The drug, also known by the brand name Yasmin and the generic brand Ocella, was touted for the added benefit of stomping out
Woman claims Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella caused her stroke
From April 2009 until July 2009, Adrienne Cechura of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took Ocella, the generic band of the oral contraceptive known by the brand names Yaz or Yasmin. Yaz is the top-selling birth control pill in the United States,
