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South Carolina Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits
What’s YAZ® prescribed by doctorsfor?
For womenwho choosethePill for birth control, YAZ is approvedto preventpregnancy and is 99% effectivewhenusedasprescribed. Yaz has also been approved to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Although YAZ has been approved to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), YAZ has not beenapprovedto treatPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS), aless severesymptoms which commonly occurbeforeyour period.
YAZ has also been approved to treatmoderateacnein women at leastfourteenyears old.
Across the United States, many defective drug andpersonal injury lawyersare looking intoandevaluating claims of harmfulconsequences that Yaz may have hadon women. Ifyou or someone you lovewas prescribed and took Yaz, andsuffered dangerous side effects including deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism, stroke, a heart attack, or even death you could beentitled tocompensation. Contactus todayfor ano costconsultation to find out ifwe canassist.
What are the most severe side effects associated with using YAZ?
YAZ may increase therisk ofdangerous side effects including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack. the potential risk of blood clots is the greatestduring thefirst year of use. This risk is greatestwhenfirst starting the Pill and when restarting the same or even a different Pillfollowing a four week or even alargervacation.
Notably, YAZ contains drospirenone, a different kind of hormone that for some patientsmayraise your potassium levels too high. Consult yourdoctorin case you are on daily long-term treatment for a chronic condition with other prescription drugswhich mayalso increase your potassium levels. You may want to consider having a blood test to evaluate your potassium level through thefirstmonth of taking YAZ.
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Many peoplewho wereprescribed Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella or Gianvi andexperiencedserious side effectsincluding:
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 making moneythan thesafety of patients at the time that theymarketedthe pill. The advertising campaignsfor thetwo prescription drugsduring the lastthree yearshave severelyminimized the serious side effects ofthe oral contraceptives while at the same time exaggerating the benefits.
The advertisementsevenraised warning flagswith the FDA who pushed Bayer to runbrand newadsmaking clearthe serious side effects which may occur when taking Yaz or Yasmin.
Unfortunately, the corrections were made toolate for a lot ofwomen whohave previouslysufferedsevereside effects.
Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits
Thousands of women and their families have filed a lawsuit against the makers of Yaz and Yasmin. In the event youor aloved one took Yaz, you might beentitled tocompensation for your injuries.
Contraceptive drugswerecreatedin the 1960’s. Since that time, there have onlybeen 4majorkindsof progestin used. The progestin usedin Yaz and Yasmin is called drospirenone, and isa new fourth-generation progestin.
Given thatthe progestin is new, there is not a lot of information availableto support statementsthat the hormone is safe when usedin combinationwith estrogen to preventpregnancy.
However, studieswhichhave been performed, revealthat drospirenone, is much morehazardouswhen compared with other progestins that are usedto preventpregnancy.
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