Bayer Pharmaceutical Company Faces Mass Tort Claims Due To Side Effects Linked To Yaz And Yasmin Birth Control Pills

November 3, 2009

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Several of the recent birth control medications and devices approved by the FDA since the dawn of the new millennium have been criticized for causing harm and even death for some of their consumers. Known as "third generation" birth control drugs, there is now a considerable amount of litigation around the country stemming from such allegations. Yaz and Yasmin are also used by some women for acne control and premenstrual dysphoric disorder treatment.
Perhaps at the current center of attention is Bayer Pharmaceuticals, a German drug and chemical manufacturer. Although the Yasmin/Yaz oral contraceptive was hailed as being one of the more creative and effective means of birth control, reports have emerged claiming that the drug not only presents health risks to its users but also that the drug does not provide adequate warnings to the consumer public.

Yasmin was approved for use by the FDA in 2001. Half a decade later, Yaz was likewise given the thumbs up. Both drugs propose that they are absolutely unique from any other birth control pill or device. Bayer has been warned about its arguably misleading claims seen in its advertising mediums. Consumers have been coming forward with claims of gallbladder damage, kidney stones, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks and related ailments. It appears that Yaz and Yasmin users experience an increase in potassium because of the diuretic effect of the drospirenone, itself a diuretic. This has allegedly caused hyperkalemia in many users, a condition caused by higher than average levels of potassium in the bloodstream. Extreme cases of hyperkalemia can result in deadly complications, including kidney failure and cardiac arrest.

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