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Bayer Ordered to Supply Courts With Secret Yaz/Yasmin Files

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:50

Multi District Judge David Herndon - the judge presiding over the 3,000 lawsuits against Bayer in East St. Louis, Illinois - recently ordered the company to reveal formerly redacted information in millions of pages of documents submitted to the courts, an article in the Madison St. Clair Record reports. Workers are currently searching over 33 million pages of documents to find each redaction and determine whether it must be un-redacted before the court proceedings.

Bayer Releases New Birth Control Pill Despite Ongoing Legal Battles

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:18

In late September of 2010, Bayer announced the release of a new FDA-approved birth control pill containing the same contentious ingredient as Yaz and Yasmin. Lawsuits against the company over alleged dangerous side effects - including pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis - have increased to over 3,000 plaintiffs.

Multiple Studies Revealed Dangerous Side Effects of Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella Years Ago

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 09:30

Over three thousand lawsuits have been brought against Bayer over the dangerous side effects of drospirenone, an ingredient unique to Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella birth control pills. Plaintiffs in the lawsuits claim that Bayer kept information about the danger of the drugs secret for years. A British Medical Journal study revealed a connection between Yasmin and venous thrombosis in 2002.

Added Vitamins Won’t Make Beyaz Any Safer than Yaz or Yasmin

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:48

In a startling move, the FDA approved Beyaz, a birth control pill with the same controversial ingredients as lawsuit embroiled Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella. The difference between those pills and Beyaz is 451 mcg of levomefolate calcium, otherwise known as folic acid. Critics of Bayer and the FDA claim that the company has released Beyaz as a way to boost sales, even with thousands of lawsuits pending against the company.

Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella Pose Risk Of Serious Side Effects

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:30

Since 1960, women in America have used birth control pills as a contraceptive measure. While the drugs have always been accompanied by side effects, some pills have caused worse effects than others. Public, scientific, and legal attention has been drawn to three drugs in particular, Yaz, Yasmin, and their generic equivalent, Ocella. Thousands of lawsuits are currently pending against Bayer HeathCare Pharmaceuticals.

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