NATIONAL – According to the Associated Press (8/10, Tanner) reports, “Medical filters that stop blood clots from reaching the lungs can move or break and cause life-threatening problems for patients, the government and a medical journal report said Monday.” The AP adds, “In an advisory to doctors and patients, the Food and Drug Administration said it…
NATIONAL – A flurry of law suits have been filed against Bayer HealthCare the makers of Yasmin & Yaz. Many of the attorneys claim that the progestin” drospirenone “contained in the” oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz (both drugs drospirenone & ethinyl estradiol), “is the cause of health problems, including deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in…
NATIONAL – New safety information regarding the risk of blood clots has been added to the labels of Yaz and Yasmin, Bayer Healthcare’s popular birth control pills. The label update comes as Bayer faces at least 1,100 lawsuits filed by women who claim to have been injured by either Yaz or Yasmin. Yaz and Yasmin…