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One of the more recent contraceptive pills to come out on the market and which became quite popular very quickly was the Yaz pill which is manufactured by Bayer. Yaz claimed that it could treat moderate acne and that it would treat the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
However, Yaz may not be as safe or as beneficial as it claims. A new British report has outlined the risks and problems associated with Yaz. While all oral contraceptives carry a risk of causing blood clots in those who take them, Yaz seems to have an increased risk of these clots. While the dosage of hormones in a birth control pill has been known to affect the occurrence of blood clots, it also appears to be that the type of hormone may increase risk as well. Nearly all oral contraceptive pills contain estrogen and progestin and the lowest doses of estrogen correspond with the lowest risk for blood clots.
However, the Yaz pill contains a type of progestin called drospirenone which has been shown to increase the risk of blood clots 6.3 times. Drospirenone is a fairly new type of progestin and the reason it seems to cause so many problems is that it leads to an increased potassium level in the blood which then leads to a condition called hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia often has no symptoms at all but can lead to cardiac arrest and kidney failure in patients suffering from it.
In October of 2008, Bayer was cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for deceptive claims in some of their Yaz advertisements. The ads, said the FDA, were overstating the benefits of Yaz while distracting viewers from the risks by playing fast-moving images and music while risks were read out loud or displayed on the screen.
Bayer agreed not to run those ads anymore and began running a different series of ads in 2009 which corrected these issues. However, these new ads and warnings may have come too late for some consumers.
There are at least 50 federal Yaz lawsuits or Yasmin lawsuits currently pending against Bayer, which all involve claims that the medications caused women who took the birth control pills made by Bayer to suffer injuries like heart attacks, strokes, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), gallbladder disease or sudden death. In addition, it is expected that the number of claims will increase substantially in the coming months, as Yaz / Yasmin lawyers are currently investigating hundreds of other cases for women throughout the United States.
The Yasmin and Yaz lawsuit complaints all contain similar allegations that Bayer failed to adequately research their products, fraudulently concealed the risk of injury, negligently failed to warn about the degree of risk women faced and misrepresented the safety of Yasmin and Yaz in comparison to other available birth control pills.
In the United States, a manufacturer or producer has a very high duty to which they must adhere when placing pharmaceuticals on the market for consumers. Consumers expect that the products they purchase and put in their bodies are safe, or at least, that the risks have been adequately explained. It is likely that with new studies and reports coming out like the British report and with more women coming forward, the number of law suits and claims against Bayer will continue to rise.
If you or a family member has been personally injured because of the fault of someone else: by the use of dangerous and defective drugs, bad products, or toxic injury etc then please contact the Fort Worth Texas Defective Drugs Product Liability Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik. For a no obligation, free case analysis, please call 817-255-4001 or Contact Me Online.
The Dr. Shezad Malik Law is currently evaluating and accepting YAZ, Yasmin and Ocella Side Effect cases.
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