Yaz Side Effects Are Even More Terrifying Due To Young Deaths

As of February 2011, Bayer faced nearly 7,000 Yaz lawsuits against their birth control pills and the number of new claims is continuing to grow. It is anticipated that to resolve the litigation, the pharmaceutical company will ultimately need to reach Yaz settlements and Yasmin settlements with up to 25,000 women. The injury lawsuits for Yaz and Yasmin involve claims that Bayer failed to adequately research their popular birth control pills and warn about the increased risk of serious and potentially life threatening side effects of Yasmin and Yaz. Settlement compensation is being pursued by women who have suffered injuries such as: heart attack or stroke, pulmonary embolism from, deep vein thrombosis and gallbladder problems. Bayer is currently indicating that they intend to fight the cases and do not have any plans to settle Yaz or Yasmin lawsuits.

A recent study has shown that women who take drospirenone-based birth control are two to three times more likely than women who take other forms of hormonal birth control to experience Yaz side effects related to blood clotting, including Yaz deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. While there is a chance of blood clotting problems with any hormonal birth control, the number of users of Yaz, Yasmin, and similar medications who have experienced these especially serious side effects is staggering. Drospirenone, the drug used in Yaz and Yemen, impacts the body’s normal mechanism of regulating a balance between salt and water, which could result in elevated potassium levels. This can cause a condition known as hyperkalemia, which is linked to potentially life-threatening heart problems and other health issues.

A North Carolina father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over Yasmin birth control against Bayer, saying that his 15 year-old daughter died after she was given the pill to help treat her acne, even though she was not sexually active. Brittany Nicole Prewitt, 15, died on June 13, 2009, after suffering a pulmonary embolism, a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches. Brittany Prewitt was prescribed Yasmin when she was 13 years old on the advice of her dermatologist to help control her acne. Victims suffering from the adverse effects of Yaz are encouraged to consult with an experienced Yaz lawyer immediately.