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Current Yasmin and Yaz Label Warnings Are Inadequate

Seated around a U-shaped configuration of tables sat the 26 member FDA Advisory Committee — all scientists or physicians gathered to discuss the risks of birth control pills containing DRSP. They focused on the risks as described in recent studies, … Continue reading

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FDA Safety Committees will examine the risks of Yasmin/Yaz/Beyaz as compared to levonorgestrel birth control pills.

Two FDA Safety Committees will hold public meetings about the risks of Yaz on December 8, 2011. The two committees to meet are (1) the 13-member Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee and (2) the 13-member Drug Safety and Risk Management … Continue reading

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FDA Remains Inconclusive Regarding Drospirenone Study Results

The FDA has communicated a luke warm statement about the safety of birth control pills containing drospirenone, stating that it “has not yet reached a conclusion and remains concerned.” Consumers continue to await the final results of the FDA-funded study … Continue reading

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Yet Another Government Yaz Safety Investigation

Earlier we told you about the new investigation of Yaz and Yasmin by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Canada is now joining the United States and Europe in taking a closer look at drospirenone products such as the birth … Continue reading

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FDA Investigates Yaz Blood Clot Risks

It’s been more than five years since the The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first warned that Bayer was exaggerating the benefits and minimizing the risks associated with the synthetic hormone drospirenone found in the leading birth control pills Yaz … Continue reading

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Early Case Trial Preparation in the Yaz/Yasmin MDL Lawsuits

There has been a lot of discussion about when trials will begin in the Yaz lawsuits, and on October13, 2010, Judge Herndon entered an order setting forth the Bellwether trial selection plan in the Yaz and Yasmin litigation. Most courts … Continue reading

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Oklahoma News Station Features Yaz/Yasmin Birth Control Investigation

Another news story about the Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits and the side effects women have suffered after using these pills was released yesterday by Eyewitness News 5 in Oklahoma. Eyewitness News 5 states that “[s]ome legal experts are anticipating 20,000 to 30,000 … Continue reading

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NPR Reports on Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits, Birth Control Pill Risks

As Bayer Pharmaceuticals launches another birth control pill known as Natazia, controversy continues over its top-selling pill, Yaz. National Public Radio reported today about the risks of oral contraceptives, highlighting the story of Katie Anderson, a teenage girl who suffered … Continue reading

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Yaz in the News Again

Claudia Coffey of Fox 5 in Washington D.C. just reported on a story about another young woman, Jessica, who suffered from a blood clot in her leg after taking Yaz. Jessica says that her leg swelled up about twice its … Continue reading

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Tennessee College Student Suffers Pulmonary Embolism after taking Yaz

I just read a story that aired in Tennessee on NewsChannel 5 about a woman named Leah. Leah was a twenty year old student at Tennessee Tech and on her way to becoming a nurse when, last January, her college … Continue reading

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