Continuous Health Concerns Over Oral Contraceptives

A recent New York Times article documents the health concerns of the popular oral contraceptives, Yasmin and Yaz. The article points out that although these two contraceptives were at the top of Bayer’s sales chart, they do come with some increased risks over other oral contraceptives.
Bayer promoted Yaz not only as a birth control [...]

December 3, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Yasmin/YAZ  One Comment

Lawsuit filed against Bayer Pharmaceuticals

A West Virginia man filed a federal lawsuit against Bayer in which he alleges he was not warned of the potential side effects of Trasylol prior to his coronary artery bypass surgery. As a result, the plaintiff suffers from acute renal failure.
Trasylol is commonly used to control bleeding in heart surgeries. [...]

November 30, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Trasylol  One Comment

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 [...]

November 30, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Yasmin/YAZ  2 Comments

Trasylol linked to 1,000 deaths per month

Trasylol, a drug used in one third of all cardiac bypass operations to control bleeding, was on the market for 14 years, possibly contributing to thousands of deaths. Why did it take Bayer Pharmaceuticals and the FDA 2 years to take the drug off the market? At the height of the drug’s use, [...]

November 30, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Trasylol  8 Comments