South Carolina woman suffered life-threatening side effects from Yaz birth control pill
Candice Atkinson, a South Carolina woman, filed a personal injury
lawsuit against Bayer Corporation and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
for severe side effects from the prescription birth control drug Yaz,
manufactured and marketed by Bayer. The complaint was filed in the Superior
Court of New Jersey, where Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is located.
Atkinson, age 33, states that Yaz is a dangerous prescription drug sold without adequate warnings about the risk of serious side effects. Atkinson alleges that Yaz is improperly advertised and over-promoted for its benefits of assisting in the treatment of acne.
“Bayer promoted Yaz with the slogan `the difference a little chemistry can
make,`” added Atkinson. “What Bayer did not disclose was how negative that
difference can be. Yaz gave me life-threatening injuries that have forever
altered my life.”
Atkinson was prescribed Yaz by her dermatologist for the treatment of acne. She was unaware that it had not been approved by the FDA, even though Bayer advertised it for preventing or reducing acne.
“Several months later, I developed sharp pains in my left shoulder and had
difficulty breathing,” Atkinson continued. “I went to my doctor for an
examination. Testing revealed multiple blood clots in both lungs. I was
hospitalized immediately. Fortunately, the treatments eliminated the blood
clots, but only one month later I was diagnosed with gallstones. I then had to undergo gall bladder surgery in January 2009. I have suffered months of anxiety and nausea related to these medical procedures and drugs given to treat the adverse side effects I developed from taking Yaz.”
Atkinson claims that she would not have experienced these life-threatening health effects if she had not taken Yaz or had been warned of the possible side effects. Bayer failed to warn doctors and consumers that Yaz is actually more dangerous than previous oral contraceptives.
For the complete story, visit Reuter’s.
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November 30, 2009
Tags: Bayer Pharmaceuticals, birth control, side effects Posted in: Yasmin/YAZ
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