Posts Tagged 'Yaz'

Journalist: Women should be aware of Yaz/Beyaz risks

A recent piece in the magazine “Ms.” by journalist Holly Grigg-Spall urges more women to educate themselves about potential health risks concerning the birth control pills Yaz and Beyaz, manufactured by German corporation Bayer.

Ms. Grigg-Spall points out that Yaz became the most popular birth control pill in the U.S. soon after its release in 2006, as the result of a marketing campaign that the federal Food and Drug Administration subsequently ruled to be misleading. The FDA requested that Bayer run ...

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New pharmaceuticals boost profits for Bayer

German corporation Bayer will rely on commercialization of its new pharmaceutical products to bolster its profits in the year ahead.

A recent report by the corporate giant trumpets its sales in the past year, stating they rose by 4.1 percent in 2011 to $48.2 million. The report specifically mentions Bayer’s HeathCare subgroup, responsible for pharmaceutical products, as contributing to the profitability.

“One of our strengths continues to be our well-stocked development pipeline in pharmaceuticals,” Bayer CEO Dr. Marijn Dekkers said. Several times, ...

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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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FDA Panel: Yaz/Yasmin Birth Control Labeling Should Reflect Risks

A Food and Drug Administration panel of experts ruled that the labeling of the popular birth-control pills Yaz and Beyaz should be updated to reflect recent data showing the drug poses a higher risk of causing blood clots than older contraceptives.

Already, 10,458 lawsuits have been filed in federal court against pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, maker of the contraceptives Yaz, Beyaz, and Yasmin. Plaintiffs claim they weren’t warned of the drug’s harmful side effects, according to the Southern District of ...

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BMJ Report: Replacement Hips Expose Patients to Potentially Toxic Metals

A report today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) alleges that metal-on-metal hip replacement surgery has potentially exposed hundreds of thousands of patients around the world to toxic substances.

The report, dated Feb. 28, 2012, states that patients have been misled about their participation in “what has effectively been a large uncontrolled experiment.”

The hip replacement joints in question employ a cobalt-chromium alloy rather than ceramic or polyethylene. The BMJ report states that the procedure has been used close to a million ...

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