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Yaz, Yasmin, And Ocella Birth Control Pills Associated With Heart Attacks, Strokes, Blood Clots and Gall Bladder Damage

Yaz, Yasmin, And Ocella Birth Control Pills Associated With Heart Attacks, Strokes, Blood Clots and Gall Bladder Damage

[Introduction: If you or a loved one had injuries including but not limited to heart attack, stroke, DVT, pulmonary embolism, blood clots, abnormal heart rhythm, gall bladder injury or death sustained as a result of Yaz, Yasmin, or Ocella birth control pills, you may have a lawsuit that should be pursued. Although our Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawyers are located in Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA) and Washington, D.C. (DC), our drug litigation is national in scope, and our Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawyers are prepared to file lawsuits and litigate Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella cases around the country. Therefore, regardless of what state you're from, please fill out our inquiry form on this web site or email us so that Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP can have a Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawyer contact you to discuss your claim and the potential of a lawsuit.]

Yasmin and Yaz are birth control pills manufactured by Bayer Healthcare. The generic form of these drugs, Ocella, is a brand marketed and distributed by Teva Pharmaceuticals. Yasmin was approved by the FDA in 2001, Yaz in 2006, and Ocella in 2008. 

The Yaz group of drugs contains a compound created by Bayer called drospirenone, which is a "fourth generation" progestin. Drospirenone is believed to elevate the levels of potassium in the blood stream. Elevated levels of potassium in the blood can lead to a condition known as hyperkalemia, which can cause heart rhythm disturbances.

Side effects of drospirenone and/or elevated potassium include heart attack, stroke, blood clots (including deep vein thrombosis, intracardiac thrombus, and pulmonary emboli), damaged kidneys, damaged gallbladder, abnormal heartbeat, and even death.

The FDA has warned the manufacturers of Yaz (sometimes spelled as Yas) and Yasmin (sometimes spelled as Yazmin) at least four times for improper marketing and manufacturing techniques, starting as far back as July 2003, and continuing through 2009. Lawsuits against the manufacturers of the Yaz (sometimes spelled Yas) group of drugs and on behalf of injured parties have been filed across the United States as early as summer 2009. Yaz (sometimes spelled as Yas), Yasmin (sometimes spelled as Yazmin) and Ocella have not yet been recalled, although many believe that a recall will take place in the reasonably foreseeable future.

If a visit to your healthcare provider is warranted, you also owe it to yourself to speak to an experienced pharmaceutical attorney to see if you have a case and to discuss the possibility of bringing a lawsuit to recover for your damages and injuries. The attorney will be able to ascertain if you have a claim for which a lawsuit can be pursued and whether the case and lawsuit can be brought to a successful settlement, verdict, award or other recovery. The experienced lawyer will also be able to advise you on any deadlines for bringing your legal claim for damages. Please contact the law firm of Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP to discuss your lawsuit with an experienced drug or pharmaceutical lawyer in our Drug Litigation Department.

The lawyers at Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP have been leaders in pursuing lawsuits involving unsafe drugs, implants, and infusions. Our attorneys have successfully brought about verdicts, settlements, awards or other recoveries in lawsuits on behalf of clients who have been injured by Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Propulsid, Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Baycol, breast implants and AIDS tainted blood. Although some of these lawsuits resulted in class action settlements, class actions are not the only way these cases are handled. The courts have devised methods to deal with mass torts so that each lawsuit can benefit from information and evidence gathered in other lawsuits nationwide and yet be handled on an individual basis.

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