Posts Tagged 'Ocella'

Bayer expects more lawsuits, according to report

Bayer has about 11,300 lawsuits pending from “persons alleged to have suffered personal injuries, some of them fatal” as a result of using the birth control pills Yasmin, Beyaz, and Yaz and their generic versions. And the company is expecting even more.

That’s from Bayer’s annual report, assessing the company’s status for 2011. The report provides a summation of the legal troubles the company has been dealing with over its oral contraceptives, which according to the lawsuits, cause an increased risk ...

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Yaz maker Bayer bidding on pricey acquisition

According to Bloomberg, German corporation Bayer is bidding on Pfizer’s animal-health unit.

Bayer’s chief financial officer said last month that the company planned to cut its debt by $1.3 billion to give it more flexibility for a potential takeover.

According to the report, the Pfizer unit could fetch between $14 billion and $18 billion.

See the report here:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-07/bayer-is-said-to-consider-making-offer-for-pfizer-s-animal-health-division.html

Bayer is the manufacturer of Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Ocella — birth control pills that contain the compound drospirenone.

Those pills have served as the ...

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Formulation with controversial compound approved

The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved a new, lower-dose formulation of a Bayer corporation drug used to treat menopausal symptoms.

The drug Angeliq contains drospirenone, a synthetic progestogen that may elevate the levels of potassium in the body.

“We are pleased by the approval of this important new lower-dose option for menopausal women,” Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals VP and head of U.S. medical affairs Pamela Cyrus said. “The availability of the new lower dose of Angeliq supports current guidelines which recommend ...

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Woman’s infertility blamed on Yaz

Indiana TV station WTHR recently ran a segment about the birth control pill Yaz, manufactured by Bayer.

The report spotlights Indianapolis-area resident Linda Rosenberg, who is no longer able to conceive children as a result of treatment she received for a blood clot in her ankle. Rosenberg suffered the blood clot after taking Yaz, which numerous studies have linked to blood clots.

WTHR report notes that 50 patients have reportedly died from taking Yaz, Yasmin, and Beyaz, and thousands of others have ...

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Another delay in Yasmin case

For the second time in three months, the U.S. District Court has delayed trial deadlines in the cases over Yaz/Yasmin/Beyaz birth control for 60 days.

Chief Judge David R. Herndon of the Southern District of Illinois announced the delay on Feb. 29. The delay 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 Yasmin, Yaz, Beyaz, and Ocella. Lopez McHugh’s claim, supported by a ...

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