yaz lawsuit

Blood clots, stroke and other dangerous side effects associated with the use of Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills are driving more than 10,000 U.S. patients to file lawsuits against Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the Germany-based manufacturer of the medications.

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The lawsuits stem from the serious number of heart and blood disorders experienced by Yaz users. Plaintiffs – former users of Yaz and Yasmin and their families – are bolstered in part with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rulings that Bayer trumped up some of the drugs’ uses in marketing and advertising campaigns and downplayed their side effects. The number of lawsuits grew to the point that multidistrict legislation (MDL) is now in place to handle all of the related claims.

In December 2008, an FDA panel voted in favor of strengthening warnings on YAZ birth control pill labels. The FDA’s most serious label, the black-box warning, appears on all Yaz and Yasmin packaging. It cautions women who smoke about an increased risk of serious cardiovascular side effects that may occur if they use either drug.