Birmingham Injury Blog

The Utah Personal Injury Law Firm Blog has posted an article about the dangers of the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. The pills are basically identical and have been marketed without enough warnings about their dangerous, and potentially deadly, side effects.

Both drugs contain drospirenone, which can be dangerous when taken daily.

Drospirenone can cause severe heart problems by increasing blood potassium levels. Patients have also suffered from strokes, cardiac arrhythmias, and gallbladder disease. Some women have even died from health problems resulting from Yaz and Yasmin.

Several lawsuits have been filed against Bayer, the maker of the drug, for failing to give adequate warnings and for "misleading the public." The lawsuits are trying to hold Bayer responsible for not doing enough research and testing prior to making it available to the public. The lawsuits also include

failing to recall the drug once it became apparent that it was dangerous, and for vehemently marketing the drug without properly warning of potential side effects.