New Yaz Lawsuit

A wrongful death Yaz lawsuit was filed May 10, 2011 in New Jersey by a mother who claims the drug caused the death of her daughter. Defendant in the new yaz lawsuit is Bayer, maker of the birth control drug. Eighteen year old Michelle Pfleger died after a blood clot in her lungs caused cardiac [...]

Yaz Drug Injury

Yaz is an oral contraceptive that includes the hormone drospirenone, which has caused serious side effects in women taking Yaz.  A Yaz drug injury can be life-threatening, and in some cases it has caused death.  If you have taken Yaz and have experienced Yaz side effects , you can seek legal retribution through a Yaz [...]

Yaz Side Effects

Yaz is an oral contraceptive introduced to women in the United States in 2006.  It’s a low-dose hormone version of Yasmin, which was introduced to the market in 2001.  Both Yaz and Yasmin are sold by Bayer Healthcare.  Yaz, like Yasmin, works on a hormonal level, preventing ovulation in order to prevent pregnancy.  The synthetic [...]

Yaz Lawsuit

Yaz is an oral contraceptive that came onto the market  in 2006 .    It is a sister drug to Yasmin, which was FDA approved in 2001.  Yaz contains less estrogen than Yasmin, but both are combination hormonal contraceptives which contain ethinyl estradiol (estrogen) and drospirenone.  Dropspirenone is a synthetic form of progestin. Yaz was also [...]