Have you ever heard about a drug named Yaz? It is a contraceptive drugs from Bayer Healthcare. This drug prescription product combines hormones estrogen and progestin. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Yaz to be legally marketed in the United States in 2001. FDA also approved a lower dose version of Yaz in 2006. Yaz is a very popular contraceptives drug in the US market. It has been widely used by women to treat premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Unfortunately, the Yaz is found out to cause some health problems to the users. Some of the Yaz problems are strokes, heart attacks, DVT, pulmonary embolism, and dehydration.
Bayer has received more than 50 different lawsuits regarding the Yaz problems to the consumers. Concerning the problems come from the Yaz, FDA investigated Bayer for the quality of the products. The FDA inspectors found the problems comes from the quality of the drug ingredients of the Bayer’s manufacturing plant in Germany. Bayer is fault for measuring the drug quality based on average of several samples not from individual tests results. Thus, the FDA warned Bayer to test the products for better quality. However, those who have been the victims of the prescription drugs of Yaz can get compensation for the lost by searching a law support. You can go to AccidentInjuryLawyerBlog.com or call 800-553-8082 for further information about lawsuits for Yaz problems.