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Drug Injury: Yaz® Side Effects
The Yaz® birth control pill has been on the market since 2006. Yaz is taken orally once daily to prevent pregnancy, but has recently been linked to serious and potentially fatal side effects.
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If you or someone you care about took Yaz® and suffered a blood clot, stroke, or heart attack, the Houston drug injury lawyers at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law would like to speak with you. We know the legal system, and we know Texas. Call (800) 444-5000 today or fill out a FREE initial consultation form.
Is Yaz the same as other birth control pills?
Yaz differs from other birth control methods because it contains a progestin hormone called drospirenone, which can increase potassium levels in the bloodstream. Yasmin®, a birth control drug very similar to Yaz, has been on the market since 2001. It contains the same hormone as Yaz and is associated with the same health issues.
What are the potential Yaz health risks?
Yaz has been linked with serious adverse heart problems in women taking the drug. In a warning letter sent to the manufacturer of Yaz, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns of blood clots, heart attack, stroke, and gallbladder disease in Yaz users.
The FDA also stated, “Yaz has additional risks because it contains the progestin, drospirenone […] can lead to hyperkalemia in high risk patients, which may result in potentially serious heart and health problems. Women taking Yaz must be concerned about the drug interactions that could increase potassium, in addition to the drug interactions common to all combination oral contraceptives.”
Yaz® is a registered trademark of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and is used here only to identify the product in question.
This law firm is not associated with, sponsored by, or affiliated with Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Bloomberg, the British Medicine Journal, or the Food and Drug Administration.
