On September 25, 2009, The New York Times published an article entitled Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives, exploring reported side effects associated with the popular birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin. Reported side effects of Yaz and Yasmin include blood clots (including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism), gallbladder disease, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, liver failure or cardiac arrhythmia. The primary concern with Yasmin and Yaz is that the active ingredient, drospirenone, increases potassium in the blood to dangerous levels.
AA LLP represents women who have suffered one or more of the above-listed events after taking Yasmin or Yaz birth control. For more information on the potential dangers of Yasmin and Yaz, or to have your case evaluated by an AA LLP attorney, please visit www.andrusanderson.com.
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New York - A new report released today by the national consumer rights group Center for Justice & Democracy finds that many of this country’s dangerous government-approved drugs and devices have been marketed specifically for women. Many of these products were removed or made safer only after women filed lawsuits.
The release of the report, THE BITTEREST PILL – How Drug Companies Fail To Protect Women and How Lawsuits Save Their Lives, comes less than a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, widely considered to be one of the court’s most important decisions this term. The Court will hear arguments on November 3 whether to afford the drug industry unprecedented legal immunity for causing injuries or death, despite negligent or irresponsible behavior.
“This report tells the story of the hyped marketing to women of a disproportionate number of unsafe drugs and devices resulting in countless deaths and injuries,” said report co-author Joanne Doroshow, Executive Director of the Center for Justice & Democracy. “Many times, these dangers were only known, or in some cases products pulled from the market, after women and their families filed lawsuits. As a result, the lives of countless other women have been saved. Blanket immunity for drug companies would be devastating for American women of all ages.” “Women have been hurt many times over the years by FDA-approved drugs, whether because drug companies withheld information and lied about health risks, or because the FDA has lacked the resources or political will to keep dangerous products off the market,” said Cynthia Pearson,
Executive Director of the National Women's Health Network. “This report from Center for Justice & Democracy documents the devastating consequences of these regulatory failures and shows how women who have been hurt by unsafe drugs have used lawsuits to bring critical information to light, protecting other women from suffering similar harm.”
THE BITTEREST PILL examines the history of a variety of products including many types of birth control methods and hormone therapies, as well as lactation and acne drugs. Said report coauthor Amanda Melpolder, “This report clearly shows how the health and safety of women have greatly benefited from lawsuits over these products. As new drugs and devices are developed and marketed, it is imperative that women have the safest and most effective products available. That means making sure corporations are held legally accountable for causing injuries.”
In his article "Dangers of Drug Patches Overlooked" (Aug. 27, 2007), L.A. Times Health Reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar discusses the risky nature of transdermal drugs.
The Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch, which delivers estrogen through the skin, has been found to increase the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots, and has been linked to strokes, heart attacks, and deaths in women.
Andrus Liberty & Anderson represents women who have been harmed by Ortho Evra, which is manufactured by Ortho-McNeil and Johnson & Johnson.
To read the article, click here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-patches27aug27,1,1522391.story?ctrack=4&cset=true
If you or a loved one has suffered a blood clot as a result of using this product, and want to learn more about your legal rights, call 415-986-1400 to speak to an attorney at Andrus Anderson LLP.
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