Drug Maker Bayer Under Fire From FDA For Advertising Practices
Attorneys across the United States have filed YAZ side
effects lawsuits against the pharmaceutical supplier Bayer. For women taking the
pills, risk factors can be potentially life-threatening. What has been called a
deceptive marketing campaign touted additional positive benefits, but the
product may actually do much more harm than good. These suits are based on a number of different accusations.
They allege that Bayer failed to: - Adequately warn about the
potential risk factors
- Properly test and research
the pills before releasing them to the public
- Remove the product from
the market once the adverse effects started to surface
There are also many claims of false advertising. The Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) pressed the drug maker to correct a $20 million
advertising campaign to improve previous misleading ads. But that correction
may have come too late for those who were convinced to use the product after
seeing ads that promised benefits such as less acne and less severe
premenstrual syndrome. However, the pills still became the biggest-selling
contraceptive worldwide, yielding over $1.5 billion in the first quarter they
were released. The legal actions are being filed because women were not
properly warned about risk factors common to oral contraceptives such as: - Thrombophlebitis
- Arterial thromboembolism
- Pulmonary embolism
- Myocardial infarction
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Cerebral thrombosis
- Hypertension
- Gallbladder disease
- Hepatic adenomas or benign
liver tumors
These and other risks should not be taken lightly. Attorneys
urge you to tell your doctor immediately if any of the following rare but very
serious side effects occur: - Lumps in the breast
- Severe pain in the
stomach, abdominal, or pelvic areas
- Mental or mood changes
(e.g., depression, suicidal thoughts, persistent trouble sleeping)
- Unusual tiredness
- Dark urine streams
- A yellowing of the eyes or
skin
These serious conditions are potentially fatal. Over 50
fatalities related to the pills have been reported to the FDA, including
victims as young as 17 years old. This is why the court cases are critical to
raising public awareness. We encourage women who are diagnosed with serious health
problems after taking any of these drugs to seek legal support. The most severe
medical conditions associated with the medication include: - Stroke
- Cardiac arrhythmia or even
cardiac arrest
- Intracardiac thrombus
- Pulmonary embolism
YAZ gallbladder problems have also gained recent
attention, as women filing lawsuits related to the drug have reported having to
undergo painful surgeries to remove gallstones. Out of all of the troubling suits, at least one has also
named the drugstore Walgreens as a defendant. The allegation is that in selling
the pills, Walgreens put their stamp of approval on the fact that the pills
were safe for use. The plaintiff in that case experienced a blood clot in her
lung, making a YAZ class action suit necessary to gain proper recompense for
the plaintiff. A number of these actions have been filed in the past few
years, and the idea is now to consolidate suits in order to coordinate pretrial
proceedings. Many different attorneys are representing plaintiffs who suffered
harm from the products. It is thought that consolidation will help avoid
inconsistent pretrial rulings and repetitious discovery. It will also help to
alleviate the strain on plaintiffs who have already been through a great deal. If you
need assistance with legal advice relating to these drugs, attorneys stand
ready to protect your rights in this legal action. You will need proper
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