Low Dose Birth Control Pills Minimize side effects

Today contraceptive pills are designed to contain much lower doses of synthetic hormones in the 1960s when “The Pill” (with 50 micrograms of estrogen) first came on the market. The reason for this is to reduce the side effects of hormonal contraceptives. “That still did not help much,” you can tell, but here is [...]

Serious Side Effects From Yaz

If you are taking either Yaz® or Yasmin® birth control pills, be aware that there could be some severe effects on your health. Those who have elevated blood potassium should not take these pills, because they can raise your blood potassium. A high potassium level in the body can cause: Heart attack Stroke Gallbladder [...]

Yasmin Class Action Lawsuit Could Be A Reality Soon

A highly anticipated case scheduled to be heard in the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) could be one of the most important cases to be heard this year, at least for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. This anxiously awaited hearing, scheduled for September 24, will see oral arguments from both sides on the merits [...]

Yaz and Yasmin

Yaz and Yasmin have dominated the oral contraceptive market due in part to the aggressive marketing campaign put forth by the manufacturer, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Now these two oral contraceptives are the subject of multiple lawsuits that allege they are responsible for life-threatening side effects. These lawsuits allege that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has failed [...]

Yaz Birth Control Pill – Are There Side Effects You Should Know About?

Yasmin has been marketed as a safe alternative to the previous generation of birth control. Unfortunately, many have come forward and testified that Yasmin might not be as safe as the company marketing has portrayed it to be. As of the writing of this article, there are multi class action lawsuit against Yasmin’s manufacturer [...]

Yaz/yasmin

The very popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin are coming under fire lately with an increased number of pharmaceutical error claims of health problems related to the drugs. Both Yaz/Yasmin are both combined oral contraceptives, which contain the same active ingredients drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol. The primary difference is that Yaz has only [...]

Yaz Lawyers Discuss Drug Defect And Fraud Lawsuits

Yaz lawyers are pharmaceutical product liability attorneys and medical fraud lawyers who are currently investigating and filing claims against the manufacturers Bertex/Bayer. The evidence to date suggests that the use of Yaz and Yasmin are associated with heart attack and stroke, other venous and arterial thrombotic and thromboembolic events, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, thromboembolism, [...]

Yaz, Yasmin Blamed for Strokes, Heart Attacks, Lawsuits Piling Up

Women around the country claim that  the popular oral contraceptives, Yaz and Yasmin, caused them to suffer strokes, pulmonary emboli, deep vein thrombosis, blood clots, gallbladder disease, and other serious injuries.  More than 100 lawsuits have already been filed by and on behalf of women injured by Yaz and Yasmin, and legal experts expect [...]

Lawsuits Filed Allege Yasmin/Yaz Side Effects Caused Several Deaths

Federal class action lawsuits have been filed in Ohio and Wisconsin alleging that since Yasmin/Yaz has been available on the market, it has been responsible for over 50 deaths and hundreds of health concerns due to complications with the medicine. According to medical reports, patients with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, chronic high blood [...]