• Kidney damage
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Pulmonary Embolisms
• Death

All of these conditions are obviously dangerous, but many women who have been injured are not sure where to turn for help.  Fortunately, an experienced Yaz attorney can help you analyze your situation to decide whether or not pursuing legal action is an advisable step to take.  Below is a look at some of the ways in which an attorney can help you if you’ve been injured:

1.  Analyzing the Progression

Clearly, you began to use Yaz at some point, and your overall health was likely recorded by your doctor at the time you began to use it.  Establishing a baseline in regards to your help will allow you and your attorney to lay out just what sort of suffering you incurred as a result of using this product.

2.  Determining the Liability

While no attorney can guarantee if a potential defendant would be liable in a legal action, an attorney with experience and skill will be able to help you determine if your use of Yaz was the cause of your injuries.  If that turns out to be the case, then it’s possible that Bayer Healthcare could be liable for the damages you’ve incurred.

3.  Quantifying Damages

The final step towards making a decision regarding the filing of a legal action involves organizing the costs involved with your suffering.  This is not always a tangible, numbers-based analysis, but different forms of damages include:

• Medical costs
• Lost income
• Ongoing medical care costs
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of companionship

Obviously these are only a few examples, but you’ll need to obtain an idea of what a claim would be worth if it proves to be successful before making the decision of whether or not to move forward.  In short, if you’ve been injured by this product, you need to seek the help of a Yaz attorney as soon as possible so that you can make a decision regarding how to respond with a basis of knowledge and sound legal advice.  Contact the Phillips National Injury Group today to get the answers you need.

The reason for this uptick in inquiries is because of a growing number of reports that the use of Yaz and Yasmin has led to the development of serious side effects in the women who have used them.  These side effects are serious in nature, and the two most serious problems are the development of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolisms.  Each of these conditions can be fatal if they are not detected early and treated properly.

DVT is a condition whereby a blood clot forms deep inside the tissue of the body, normally in the leg.  These clots tend to grow and eventually break off into the circulatory system, and many of them settle in the lungs.  When blood clots form in the lungs, they are known as pulmonary embolisms, and like DVT, they can be fatal.  The problem with these conditions is that no one expects them, which gives these issues time to develop and become more dangerous than they need to be.

The federal government has gotten involved at this point, and the FDA has not only required Bayer to affix a ‘Black Box’ warning to all labels of Yaz and Yasmin, but has also warned Bayer about potentially misleading advertisements that were being run that involved off-label uses of the medication.  Since then, Bayer has pulled the ads and agreed to spend $20 million in an effort to correct the previous misinformation.

Additionally, the FDA has cited Bayer for its manufacturing conditions, and competing studies are now being used to bolster each side’s position.  It should be noted, however, that the study Bayer is using was funded by the company itself.  In the meantime, the overall product line generated an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue during the past year.  All of this has led to at least 74 lawsuits being served on Bayer, and that number is expected to continue to rise.

If you or someone you love has been harmed as a result of using Yaz or Yasmin, you need to contact a defective drugs lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation.  You can start by contacting the Phillips National Injury Group today to get this process started.

Yaz enjoyed a large share of the market after it was introduced to consumers in the United States in 2001 after being approved by the FDA.  It was made available via prescription, and it was also used for certain off-label uses that included treatment of the symptoms of acne and the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD.  These symptoms included anxiety, lack of sleep, irritability and dizziness.

Unfortunately, Yaz eventually began to be linked to the development of serious side effects in many women who were using it, and some of these Yaz side effects included:

• Heart attacks
• Kidney damage
• Pulmonary embolisms
• Strokes
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Of those side effects listed above, DVT generated a high level of concern given the difficulty in diagnosing the problem.  DVT is basically a blood clot that forms deep inside the leg, and in some rare cases the arm, but they do not always present outward symptoms that are easy for a doctor to spot.  However, when symptoms do present themselves, they can include:

• Swelling of the leg
• Pain in the affected leg
• Redness in the affected area
• Hot spots on the skin

If DVT is not treated, it can become extremely dangerous and even be fatal in some cases.  Enough of these reports were generated that the FDA ultimately required the manufacturer to place a “Black Box Warning” on all packages of Yaz that clearly warned users of the dangers involved with using it.

Many of those harmed as a result of using this medication also moved forward with Yaz lawsuits against the manufacturer.  If you have suffered as a result of using this medication, you too may have legal rights and options that need to be explored.  You’ll need to contact a defective drugs attorney to schedule an initial consultation, and during that consultation your attorney will look at the information you have regarding the situation and provide you with a recommendation.  Contact an attorney today.

Yasmin is a prescription drug that’s unique in terms of how it works inside the woman’s reproductive system.  In essence, it performs two tasks – it prevents ovulation and it prompts slight changes in the woman’s uterus and cervix.  Basically, if an egg is somehow fertilized despite the presence of the medication, it will not be able to attach to the uterine wall as most fertilized eggs do before they begin to expand and grow.  For a time, Yasmin produced positive results.

However, Yasmin eventually began to be linked to serious side effects, and these included:

• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Kidney damage
• Pulmonary embolisms

The Yasmin side effects that seem to be most prevalent are somewhat related, and they are DVT and pulmonary embolisms.  The reason they are related is because one leads to another in many instances.  DVT is a condition whereby a blood clot forms deep inside the leg or sometimes the arm.  When these clots break off and make their way into the circulatory system, they often make their way into the lungs and attach to the tissue there, forming another clot.

Blood clots in the lungs are known as pulmonary embolisms.  Many of these clots are quite small and can be managed, but some grow quickly or are not caught early in their development.  As a result, pulmonary embolisms that are not properly and promptly treated can be deadly for the patient.  Clearly, these are dangerous conditions that can arise in otherwise-healthy women.

The FDA responded by announcing that Yasmin would be required to carry a “Black Box Warning” on all labels of the medication, and these warnings were meant to clearly warn anyone who sees them of the dangers involved.  Yasmin has not yet been recalled, which means that those consumers who have been injured by this medication need to find recourse by way of filing a Yasmin lawsuit.

If this has happened to you or someone you love, you need to look into taking the same action.  All you need to do is bring any information that pertains to your history of use of Yasmin, and your defective drugs attorney will be able to help you determine if filing a civil claim is an advisable step for you to take.  Contact an attorney today to schedule a consultation and to get this process started.