Medical Class Action Lawsuits

Yaz lawsuits are forming and may be consolidated into class action lawsuits.  For the time being, there are birth control lawsuits in almost every state, as women discover the side effects and serious health risks that may accompany taking yaz, yasmin, or the generic Ocella.  The suits allege that makers of the popular birth control drugs did not warn women that there were serious health side effects when taking Yaz or Yasmin.

The Yaz side effects can be signs of very serious health issues such as gall bladder problems, stroke, and heart problems.  Bayer, maker of Yaz and Yasmin, is also being sued in several states over possible alleged deceptive advertising.  Approved for treating symptoms of PPMD and moderate acne, Yasmin has been marketed as also good for treatment of severe acne and regular old PMS.  Neither of these uses for Yasmin were approved by the FDA, so advertising this makes for a Yasmin class action lawsuit.

Yaz and Yasmin contain drospirenone, a new ingredient for birth control pills, not found in any other oral contraceptive.  This is the ingredient causing controversy, and which is at the heart of Yaz lawsuits across the country.  Drospirenone is a type of progestin, which causes serum potassium levels in a woman’s body to rise.  Higher levels of serum potassium cause serious health problems in many women who are considered high risk types.  High levels of serum potassium can lead to hyperkalemia, which can be deadly.  The FDA has sent warning letters to Bayer regarding the dangers of high serum potassium levels.

In four years between 2004 and 2008, as many as fifty deaths have been attributed to the taking of Yaz or Yasmin.  Yaz lawsuits will content that Bayer failed to warn women about the serious health issues that may arise when taking these oral contraceptives.  Defense will allege, and some recent studies claim that the fourth generation birth control pills are no more dangerous than original oral contraceptives introduced in the 1970s.