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• Yaz Birth Control Sales Fall Amid Mounting Lawsuits, Generic Competition

  August 10, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Generic competition and lawsuits over side effects of Yasmin and Yaz birth control appear to have caused sales for the...

• Yaz Lawsuits Moving Forward in New Jersey State Court

  August 3, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The number of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawsuits that are part of a mass tort docket in New Jersey has...

• Lawsuit over Gallbladder Failure from Yaz Filed in West Virginia

  July 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A West Virginia woman has filed a Yaz gallbladder failure lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare, claiming that the birth control pill...

• Lawsuit Over Multiple Pulmonary Emboli from Yaz Filed in Louisiana

  June 24, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A lawsuit has been filed by a woman from Louisiana who says that she suffered multiple pulmonary emboli due to...

• Lawsuit Over Stroke From Yasmin Filed by Broadway Actress

  June 10, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Broadway actress is suing Bayer over their popular birth control pills, alleging that she suffered a stroke from Yasmin...

• Generic Yaz Lawsuit Filed Over Launch of Gianvi Birth Control by Teva

  June 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Teva Pharmaceuticals announced this week that it has launched a generic version of Bayer’s Yaz birth control pill, which will...

• Yaz Recall was Issued by FDA in November for Certain Lots

  May 7, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Nearly 33,000 boxes of Yaz birth control pills were recalled in November 2009 over poor manufacturing practices at a Bayer...

• Problems with Yaz, Yasmin Result in 10.2% Decrease in Sales

  May 4, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Bayer has announced that concerns over blood clots from Yaz and Yasmin have contributed to a 10.2% drop in sales...

• FDA Requires Bayer to Revise Marketing to Reflect New Yaz Warnings

  April 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The FDA is requiring Bayer Healthcare to update it’s marketing and advertisements for Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills to...

• Yasmin, Yaz Side Effects Warning Updated For Blood Clot Risk in U.S.

  April 12, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Bayer is adding new information on blood clots to the warning section of the labels for Yaz and Yasmin birth...