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- Yasmin, Ocella, and Yaz Side Effects: Risks and Health Problems
- FDA Yaz & Yasmin Warning Letters
- Yaz Side Effects and Blood Clot
- Yaz Side Effects and Stroke
- Yaz Side Effects and Pulmonary Embolism
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- Yaz User Suffers Stroke, Files California Yaz Lawsuit
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Author Archives: Mike Danko
Drug Companies Caught Paying Medical School Faculty Members
We’ve written before about how drug companies convince doctors to prescribe their products by overstating their drugs’ benefits and understating their risks. And about how drug companies provide to doctors research papers written by prestigious research institutions saying that their drugs are safe … Continue reading
Yaz and Gallbladder Disease
The oral contraceptives sold many years ago carried a risk of gallbladder disease. But Yaz, a new low-estrogen birth control pill, promised women a reduced risk. Yet, women on Yaz are reporting gallbladder disease at record rates. Gall bladder disease … Continue reading
FDA Catches On: Drug Companies Mislead Doctors
Doctors rely on drug company representatives for information about a drug’s risks and benefits. The information that the drug company provides to the doctors is supposed to be accurate and truthful. Unfortunately, as I wrote here, the representatives sometimes understate … Continue reading
“Why Did My Doctor Ever Put Me On Yaz?”
That’s a question we hear a lot. Studies have shown that Yaz may be more dangerous than other oral contraceptives, yet it is no more effective in preventing pregnancy. The FDA has even warned Bayer that its commercials were overstating … Continue reading
Yasmin Label Change in the European Union (EU)
On Friday, March 26, 2010, Bayer announced that it will update the Yasmin label in the European Union (EU). The new Yasmin label will include the results of four epidemiological studies (epidemiological studies are conducted to figure out what factors … Continue reading
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Yaz: Little Pill, Big Profit
Even though thousands of women have suffered severe injuries after taking Yaz and hundreds of lawsuits have already been filed, Bayer Pharmaceuticals is still airing commercials and running full page ads touting Yaz as the #1 most dispensed oral contraceptive … Continue reading
Bayer to Turn Over Yaz Documents
We appeared before Judge Herndon in East Saint Louis last week for the first hearing in the Yaz and Yasmin cases. This was the Judge’s opportunity to meet some of the Yaz lawyers who have not appeared in his court before and … Continue reading
DRSP: Yaz’s Unique Ingredient
All of the hormones that go into Yaz and Yasmin are manufactured in a laboratory. In that respect, the drugs are no different than any other birth control pill. What makes Yaz and Yasmin so unique is that they contain … Continue reading
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
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