South Carolina Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits
What’s YAZ® prescribed by doctorsfor?
For womenwho decide onthePill to prevent pregnancy, YAZ is approvedto preventpregnancy and is 99% effectivewhen it isusedasprescribed. Yaz has also been approved to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Although YAZ has been approved to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), YAZ is notapprovedto treatPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS), aless severesymptoms which commonly occurbeforeyour period.
YAZ has also been approved to treatmoderateacnein women at least14years old.
Across the United States, many defective drug andpersonal injury attorneysare looking intoandevaluating claims of harmfulconsequences that Yaz may have hadon women. Ifyou or a loved onewas prescribed and took Yaz, andsuffered dangerous side effects including deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism, stroke, a heart attack, or even death you may beentitled tofile a claim for damages. Contactus right awayfor ano costconsultation to determine ifwe canassist.
What are the most severe side effects associated with taking YAZ?
YAZ may increase therisk ofdangerous side effects including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack. The risk of blood clots is the greatestduring the1st year of use. This risk is greatestwhentaking the Pill and when restarting the same or a different Pillfollowing a four week or even alargervacation.
In addition, YAZ contains drospirenone, a different kind of hormone that for somemayraise your potassium levels too high. Consult yourphysicianin case you are on daily long-term treatment for a chronic condition with other prescription drugsthat mayalso increase your potassium levels. You may want to consider having a blood test to evaluate your potassium level in the course of theinitialmonth of taking YAZ.
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Many peoplewho wereprescribed Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella or Gianvi andsufferedserious side effectssuch as:
blood clots,
strokes,
deep vein thrombosis,
pulmonary embolism,
heart attacks,
gallbladderremoval,
kidneyfailure,
pancreatic cancer or death.
The manufacturersof Yaz and Yasmin placed more importance on their earningsthan thesecurity of patients at the time that theymarketedthe pill. The advertising campaignsfor thetwo medicationsin the last3 yearshave significantlyminimized the serious risks associated withthe oral contraceptives while at the same time exaggerating the benefits.
The advertisementsevenraised warning signswith the FDA who pushed Bayer to runbrand newadvertisementsmaking clearthe serious side effects which may occur when taking Yaz or Yasmin.
Unfortunately, the corrections were made toolate for manywomen whohave previouslysufferedsevereside effects.
Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits
Thousands of women and their loved ones have filed a claim against the makers of Yaz and Yasmin. If youor aloved one took Yaz, you might beentitled tocompensation for your injuries.
Contraceptive medicationswerecreatedin the 1960’s. Since that point in time, there have onlybeen 4majorkindsof progestin used. The progestin usedin Yaz and Yasmin is called drospirenone, and isa new fourth-generation progestin.
Due to the fact thatthe progestin is new, there’s not a lot of availableto support statementsthat the hormone is safe when usedin combinationwith estrogen to protect againstpregnancy.
However, studieswhichhave already been performed, showthat drospirenone, is actually a lot moreharmfulwhen compared with other progestins that are usedto avoidpregnancy.
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