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With a mounting number of lawsuits being filed against Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, plaintiff’s attorneys across the nation are beginning to call this the newest mass tort. The injury lawsuits against the major pharmaceutical company all allege serious injuries and in some severe cases deaths caused by the fourth generation oral contraceptives, Yaz and Yasmin.

Yaz/Yasmin Health Risks and Side Effects

While the two birth control pills are not exactly the same, they are very similar. They both contain the novel progestin component, drospirenone, which is a diuretic that has the potential to significantly increase a risk of increased potassium levels which can lead to both gallbladder damage and blood clots.

In addition to gallbladder damage and blood clots, these two drugs have also been associated with heart attacks, strokes, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms and kidney stones.

One of the plaintiff’s attorneys that is currently investigating a number of Yaz/Yasmin claims, Dan Gallucci of RodaNast, P.C., says he even has clients who suffered gallbladder removal or sudden death after taking the Yaz birth control pills to treat their acne. These plaintiffs, he says, were not even of child-bearing age.

Lawsuits Follow FDA Warnings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Bayer in 2008 about a series of marketing commercials surrounding the two birth control pills. The commercials, according to the FDA, included false claims about what the fourth generation contraceptive can and cannot do. In an effort to fix the false claims, Bayer agreed to fix the marketing campaign.

However, according to some plaintiff’s attorneys, even with the new ads, the number of Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits are expected to rise. “Even with the new ads, the warnings are still grossly inadequate,” said David Zoll of Zoll, Kranz & Borgess in Toledo, Ohio.

To find out about your legal rights, contact us today. We will put you in touch with a qualified Yaz/Yasmin attorney who can help you seek compensation for your injuries.