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Another study suggests Yaz carries greater risk for blood clots

Posted: November 15, 2011 Product Liability

Another study confirms that birth control pills containing the hormone drospirenone are more likely to cause life threatening blood clots than oral contraceptives with older generation hormones. The study, released Monday, involves 330,000 Israeli women. Researchers concluded that the blood

Birth control pills increase stroke risk after delivery

Posted: August 12, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Women who recently gave birth and are older than 34 or who have had a C-section should not take oral contraceptives that contain estrogen, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Studies show the pills

Are birth control pills for acne treatment a good idea?

Posted: August 10, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The benefits of using birth control pills outweigh the risks, according to a Style Bistro story, which supports the use of oral contraceptives for the treatment of acne. There are three birth control pills that are FDA-approved for such use

Birth control soon to be free to all insured women

Posted: August 3, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Health insurance plans will soon be required to cover birth control at no cost to women, thanks to new requirements ordered by the Obama administration. The new rules are part of a broad spectrum of women’s preventative coverage and include

Male birth control drugs may soon reach U.S. market

Posted: July 26, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The birth control pill for women has been around for more than 50 years, and during that time, no one has tackled a similar contraceptive for men, until now. Researchers have developed a contraceptive for men that can be taken

Generic versions of Yaz, Yasmin just as dangerous as brand name pills

Posted: July 19, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer is facing thousands of lawsuits questioning the safety of its birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. The pills, which contain a combination of drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol, have been found in studies to put women at greater

Yasmin birth control pills claim another young life

Posted: July 12, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The doctor who pronounced 24-year-old Tania Hayes dead told her mother Genevieve twice that what caused Tania’s fatal blood clot was Yasmin birth control pills. “Tania wasn’t sick,” her mother told ABC News/Australia.

Bayer loses European patent for Yasmin

Posted: July 11, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Bayer has lost European patent protection for birth control pill Yasmin, opening the door for generic competition of its second-best selling drug product. Yasmin and its sister oral contraceptives fell from being Bayer’s top selling drug after it lost the

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

Studies show Yaz, Yasmin cause more blood clots

Posted: July 5, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have announced they are reviewing studies on the health risks associated with the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, as well as their generic equivalents. An early review of studies