Yaz: Popular Birth Control Pill Linked to Deaths and Serious Heart Complications

Yaz is a popular brand of oral contraceptive which has been linked to severe and deadly injuries in users. Women taking the drug to prevent becoming pregnant or to treat emotional and physical symptoms of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and moderate acne have suffered blood clots, stroke, heart attacks, and even died as a result.

The drug, made by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has been blamed for causing at least 50 deaths in the United States between 2004 and 2008 as well as many injuries and the lawsuits filed on behalf of women who claim they were injured or died as a result of taking Yaz keep coming.

Yaz was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006. A lower-dose version of the same drug, called Yasmin, was approved in 2001. Yaz uses a different kind of hormone, DRSP (drospirenone), than other birth-control pills. DRSP may increase potassium in the body, raising the risk of severe health complications for women with kidney (renal) disease and cardiovascular conditions.

If you have taken Yaz, you may be at increased risk of suffering life-threatening heart damage and other complications. You may have legal rights to financial compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and other damages. If a loved one has died after taking Yaz or Yasmin, you and your family may be eligible to receive financial compensation for your devastating loss.

Contact the Shaked Law Firm, P.A. for a free consultation and review of your possible Yaz or Yasmin injury case. You can reach us by calling 1-877-LAW-0080 (877-529-0080) or completing the case inquiry form on our website.