Monthly Archives: October 2009

Podcast Examines FDA Role in Monitoring Yaz Dangers

Lawyer2Lawyer is a legal talk show that brings together lawyers with opposing views from across the country.  On its show devoted to the growing number of Yaz lawuits, Lawyer2Lawyer interviewed Mike Danko and Professor James O’Reilly, from the University of Cincinnati College … Continue reading

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New Yaz Commercial Still Hides the Ball

Bayer’s Yaz commercials are misleading. The FDA determined that they overstated the drug’s benefits, and minimized the drug’s risks (PDF). So the FDA yanked them off TV.  It also ordered Bayer to televise new commercials that set things straight.  The FDA ordered … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Stop Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising

Drugs can heal, but they can also cause harm. Deciding which drug is best for the patient is something that takes training. That’s why drugs must be prescribed by doctors. The argument for allowing drug companies to advertise on television is … Continue reading

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Yaz Cases Made Part of MultiDistrict Litigation Proceeding

As reported by Kate Moser of the Recorder, over the past few months, women from all across the country have brought lawsuits against the makers of Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella for side effects and health conditions they suffered after taking … Continue reading

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Yaz Patient Package Insert Leaves Out Important Information

Yaz packages come with a "patient package insert."  The insert is supposed to give women the information they need to decide whether they should use Yaz or, instead, use some other birth control pill.  The insert contains lots of information about the drug, … Continue reading

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FDA Again Warns the Makers of Yaz and Yasmin

Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), wrote a warning letter to the makers of Yaz about their advertising campaigns, which the FDA characterized as “misleading” because, among other things, many of the Yaz ads “fail[ed] to communicate … Continue reading

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Susan Galinis Tells Her Story

Susan, a client of ours, was recently interviewed by a local news agency. As you will see Susan suffered a stroke a month after she started taking Yaz. Needless to say, Susan’s life has been forever changed.  She asked us … Continue reading

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FDA to Yaz: Stop Misleading Consumers!

Have you seen the new Yaz commercial? You know, the one that begins with the main actress saying: You may have seen some Yaz commercials recently that were not clear. The F.D.A. wants us to correct a few points in … Continue reading

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More About the History of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella

At this point you probably know that Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are related birth control pills, but do you know how they’re related? Here’s a little background info we’ve picked up in our research. Yasmin was originally developed in 2001 … Continue reading

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Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella and the Hormone “drsp”

Birth control pills, or oral contraceptives, have been around for decades.  But what you may not know is why Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are different than other birth control pills. Like many other oral contraceptives, Yaz and Yasmin are called … Continue reading

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