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• Estarylla Birth Control Pill Recall Issued Due to Packaging Error

  July 5, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  One lot of Estarylla birth control pills have been recalled after a customer reported a placebo pill in the wrong place in a blister package.

• Yasmin, Yaz Death Reports Raise Concerns in Canada

  June 14, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian media is reporting that Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills have been implicated in about two dozen deaths over the last three years.

• J&J Birth Control Pills Recalled Due To Risk of Ineffectiveness

  June 5, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  Johnson & Johnson is recalling more than 32 million packages of birth control pills sold outside the United States, as...

• Alysena 28 Birth Control Recall Issued Due to Risk of Unwanted Pregnancy

  April 12, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A packaging error may have left many Canadian women taking Alysena-28 birth control pills unprotected from pregnancy. 

• Yaz, Yasmin Gallbladder Settlement Reached to Resolve Lawsuits

  March 21, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Bayer Healthcare has agreed to pay up to $24 million to settle Yaz lawsuits and Yasmin lawsuits brought by women...

• Yaz, Yasmin Settlements Hit Bayer Revenues

  March 1, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  As an increasing number of agreements are being reached to settle Yasmin and Yaz birth control lawsuits, Bayer indicates that...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Recalled Qualitest Birth Control Pills

  February 22, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, after becoming pregnant as a while taking defectively...

• Woman Alleges Deep Vein Thrombosis from Yaz Resulted in Amputation

  February 12, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma woman is pursuing a claim against Bayer Healthcare, alleging that she had to have her arm amputated as...

• France Launches Bayer Drug Safety Probe After Deaths Linked to Diane-35

  January 30, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  French officials are investigating the potental side effects of a Bayer acne and birth control drug, known as Diane-35, following...

• Order Issued Regarding Service of Ocella Lawsuits in Yasmin Litigation

  January 14, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  The federal judge presiding over the Yaz and Yasmin litigation has issued an agreed order regarding the service of process...