Recall Yaz Birth Control Drug, Mother Tells FDA Panel
Joan Cummins testified today at a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee on the safety of newer birth control pills, including Yaz and Yasmin, which contain drospirenone. In September...
View ArticleFDA Panel Votes for Extra Blood Clot Warnings On Yaz Packaging
January 11, 2012 Update The close vote of the FDA advisory committee that the benefits of Yaz and Yasmin outweighed the potential health risks has received substantial media attention after it was...
View ArticleYaz News: FDA Safety Panelists Had Ties to Bayer Corporation
The Wall Street Journal reported today that three doctors who served on a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel that in December examined the safety of newer generation birth control pills,...
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Re-Convene Yaz Safety Panel, Government Watchdog Group Tells FDA
Yesterday, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), an independent, non-partisan investigative organization, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg detailing the multiple conflicts of...
View ArticleVideo update on Yaz injury lawsuits March 2012
Lieff Cabraser attorney Wendy Fleishman provides an update on Yaz, Yasmin & Ocella blood clot injuries and lawsuits.
View ArticleFDA Updates Blood Clot Risk On Labels Of Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration announced today that that newer generation birth control pills, including Bayer’s Yaz and Yasmin, which contain the hormone drospirenone may be associated with a...
View ArticleBayer Reportedly Pays $110 Million In Settlements
Bloomberg reports that Bayer, the German drug manufacturer responsible for producing Yaz and other dropsirenone-containing birth control pills, will pay at least $110 million to settle approximately...
View ArticleLatest News on Settlements in Yaz, Yasmin & Ocella Injury Lawsuits
In this July 2012 video update, Yaz injury lawyer Wendy Fleishman explains that Bayer has settled nearly 1,500 cases where women who took Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella developed blood clots. More...
View ArticleYaz, Yasmin, and Similar Contraceptives Significantly Increase the Risks of...
As reported by Fox News, a new study, presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego this week, found that taking contraceptives significantly increased the risks of...
View ArticleYaz Health Risks: European Health Authorities To Investigate Health Risks Of Yaz
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will meet in February 2013 to review the adverse side effects associated with third- and fourth-generation hormonal birth control pills such as Yaz. As reported by...
View ArticleYaz Lawsuits News: Bayer Continues Settlements and Payouts for Yaz Injuries...
In its Q2 2013 stockholder newsletter, Bayer noted that, excluding claims already settled, the number of claimants in pending Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits and claims in the US totaled about 5,400. As noted by...
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