An entry on the blog for Cosmopolitan warns readers of a recent announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that Yasmin, Yaz, Beyaz, Safyral, Ocella and other oral contraceptives containing the compound drospirenone ...
According to Bloomberg, a former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that pharmaceutical maker Bayer withheld company research indicating that its Yasmin line of birth control pills caused increased blood clots.
David Kessler, the former FDA commissioner, made those allegations in a report unsealed as part of the ongoing litigation on behalf of patients claiming to be injured by the contraceptives, Bloomberg reports.
It quotes Kessler as saying: “Bayer ...
continue reading...The Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia has delayed trial deadlines in the cases over Yaz/Yasmin/Beyaz birth control for another 60 days, extending them until July 9.
Judge Sandra Moss announced the latest extension on April 25, 2012. She’d previously announced a delay on March 9, 2012. This will allow the parties in the case more time to negotiate.
Lopez McHugh is representing multiple plaintiffs against Bayer Healthcare, manufacturer of the birth control pills read more.... --> continue reading...
Bayer is paying $142 million to settle 651 lawsuits over claims that its birth control pills cause blood clots, according to a newsletter published by the company. Initial reports announced settlements of about $110 million.
The latest figure was included in the Bayer Stockholders’ Newsletter for the first quarter. According to the newsletter, the company paid an average of about $218,000 a case.
The lawsuits dealt with the company’s pills containing the ...
continue reading...Same-day surgery patients not warned of blood clots
Posted April 25, 2012 in Product News and Recalls | Yaz
A study by the University of Michigan Health System found that patients receiving outpatient surgery, or same-day surgery that doesn’t require an overnight hospital stay, are at risk for blood clots. But unlike their counterparts who are hospitalized, the same-day surgery patients sometimes don’t get adequate warnings about the blood clot risks.
The study found that 1-in-84 of the highest-risk patients suffers a dangerous blood clot after surgery.
According to a University ...
continue reading...Good Day Chicago recently aired a news segment on the blood clot risks that come from taking birth control pills.
The piece included an interview with FOX Medical Team’s Dr. Joette Giovinco, who described blood clots as a relatively rare but dangerous complication from oral contraceptives. She said a big hazard from blood clots is that they’ll break off and travel to the lungs.
“That’s when it can become deadly,” Giovinco said.
Giovinco ...
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