Posts Tagged 'Bayer'

Mirena Label Misled Users

New evidence has been uncovered indicating that the warning label for Mirena was not sufficient to warn users of the risk of perforation. Mirena is a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) manufactured by Bayer and used by millions of women in the United States. In recent years, consumers have filed numerous Mirena lawsuits as a result of harmful complications and side effects.

One dangerous potential complication of Mirena—and the subject of many Mirena lawsuits —is perforation of the ...

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Bayer Begins Facing Xarelto Lawsuits

Bayer facing lawsuits over XareltoBayer AG, a large German pharmaceutical company, is facing its first lawsuits in the United States over its anti-clotting drug Xarelto. A June 14 article reported that there are fewer than 10 Xarelto lawsuits currently filed.

In July 2011, the FDA approved Xarelto to prevent deep vein thrombosis in patients having knee or hip replacement surgery. In November 2012, the drug was approved to prevent pulmonary embolisms. In ...

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Merck to Settle NuvaRing Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Lawsuits

On Friday, February 7, 2014, Merck & Co announced that it is willing to pay $100 million to settle all NuvaRing intrauterine contraceptive device lawsuits.

The NuvaRing contraceptive is a flexible ring that releases the hormones estrogen and progestin in order to prevent pregnancy. NuvaRing has been associated with an increased risk of forming blood clots, which can in turn cause heart attacks, strokes, even death. An FDA report released in 2011 announced that NuvaRing posed a higher risk for blood ...

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Women Look to Essure Removal Procedures for Relief

Essure removal procedures are becoming more popular as reports of complications arising from the implant have been increasing.  Situations where Essure migrates to other parts of the body have become a popular online topic discussion, with a recent Essure complication report even noting that the birth control device traveled from the patient’s uterine tubes all the way to her abdomen.

Essure is a surgery-free and hormone-free form of permanent birth control for women. This method of ...

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IUD users report “horrific” injuries

According to a report on WEWS-TV out of Cleveland, patients who filed lawsuits over the Mirena intrauterine device are reporting a range of “horrific” injuries.

The report includes an interview with a woman who continues to suffer pain on the left side of her body, which he doctor said is due to nerve damage and will never go away. That woman needed surgery after ...

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More than 70,000 complaints about Mirena IUD

An investigation by WEWS-TV out of Cleveland uncovered more than 70,000 complaints about the Mirena intrauterine device filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2000.

A number of women have filed lawsuits claiming the company overstated the device’s benefits in its advertising while trying to conceal some potentially dangerous side effects. Those side effects include the possibility that the device will ...

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