19 results

• Yasmin, Yaz Blood Clot Risk 1.5 to 3 Times Higher Than Other Pills: Canada

  December 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Canadian health officials have joined a number of other countries, including the United States, in concluding that the side effects...

• Yasmin Birth Control Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuit Filed in Canada

  November 29, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The family of a Toronto woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bayer, alleging that the side effects of...

• Judge Blocks Confidential Yaz Litigation Files from Going to FDA

  November 14, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A federal judge has rejected the request of a woman who wants to show federal health regulators certain protected documents...

• Evidence Mounts About Risk of Yaz Birth Control Side Effects

  November 9, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Yet another study has found that side effects of Yaz and Yasmin birth control increase the risk of a pulmonary...

• FDA Study Suggests Yasmin, Yaz Blood Clot Risk is 75% Higher

  October 31, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The Bayer birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin may increase the risk of blood clots by as much as 75%...

• Blood Clots Risks Doubled with Yaz, Other Newer Birth Control Pills: Study

  October 27, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Danish study has found that women taking newer types of birth control pills, such as Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz and...

• Discovery in Yasmin and Yaz Litigation Expanded Beyond Bellwether Cases

  July 26, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The judge presiding over all federal Yaz lawsuits and Yasmin lawsuits has expanded the scope of discovery in the litigation...

• Drospirenone Birth Control Side Effects Being Reviewed in Canada and U.S.

  June 8, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Growing concerns over the risk of blood clots from side effects of drospirenone, the active ingredient in Yaz and Yasmin...

• FDA Investigating Blood Clot Risk from Yaz Birth Control

  June 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal investigators have launched a safety review of Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz and similar birth control pills, after several recent studies...