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Family of deceased 15-year-old girl files Yasmin lawsuit

Posted: July 8, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The family of a 15-year-old North Carolina girl who was taking the birth control pill Yasmin to treat her acne and then died of a pulmonary embolism, are suing the drug’s maker Bayer, claiming the company did not adequately warn

Yaz lawsuits leave women looking for safer birth control options

Posted: June 30, 2011 Pharmaceutical

News of lawsuits filed by women (or the surviving relatives for those who are deceased) who suffered blood clots, strokes, heart attacks, gallbladder damage, and sudden death, after taking the popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, might leave some

Health Canada reviewing data linking Yaz to greater risk of blood clots

Posted: June 14, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Health Canada, Canada’s regulator of drugs, is conducting a safety review of the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin to determine if the pills put women at greater risk for blood clots than other oral contraceptives.

Bayer loses case to silence media reporting dangers of Yaz, Yasmin

Posted: May 3, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Bayer is trying to silence the critics of its blockbuster birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin by taking nay-sayers to court. But even in Europe where the laws don’t always guarantee free speech, Bayer is hardly getting a sympathetic ear.

Bayer dismisses new studies showing higher blood clot risk with Yaz, Yasmin

Posted: April 26, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Bayer isn’t backing down. The pharmaceutical giant that is making billions off sales of it’s popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, says two new studies that suggest the company’s oral contraceptives put women at greater risk for blood clots

Yaz, Yasmin puts women at greater risk for gallbladder damage

Posted: April 20, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Women who take birth control pills with the hormone drospirenone, such as Yaz and Yasmin, are at greater risk of gallbladder damage than women on other oral contraceptives, according to a new Canadian study. The new research involved 2.7 million

Women more at risk of blood clots during first six months on ‘The Pill’

Posted: April 12, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Women who use birth control pills are at greater risk for developing blood clots during the first six months of oral contraceptive use, and they are at even greater risk when first starting the pill and when restarting the same

Yaz is most popular birth control pill among teenagers

Posted: April 6, 2011 Pharmaceutical

More teenagers are using birth control pills than ever before, and by far the most popular brand they are choosing is Yaz, according to a new study by Thomson Reuters. But some worry that using Bayer Healthcare’s blockbuster oral contraceptive

Bayer generates millions of pages for Yaz, Yasmin lawsuits

Posted: March 28, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Lawyers for the pharmaceutical giant Bayer are overwhelmed by the “overly burdensome discovery requests” made by attorneys for the thousands of women and their family members who have filed suit against Bayer. The drug company has turned over some 40

Mini pills may increase chances of developing type 2 diabetes

Posted: March 10, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A new research study suggests that women who take the so-called “mini” birth control pill may be more than three times more likely to become diabetic after pregnancy. The risk is even greater if a woman uses the mini-pill after