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Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

Phoenix Lawyer Van OSteen has asked the federal Foodstuff and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban Yaz, Yasmin and all other birth manage supplements containing the progestin drospirenone. OSteens law organization, OSteen &amp Harrison, PLC, represents sufferers through the United States who claim to have been significantly harmed by Bayer Healthcares leading marketing contraceptive drugs.

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In a letter to the FDA dated November 8, 2011, OSteen wrote, I need to have not summarize the following the physique of proof which demonstrates that these medications place women who use them at greater chance for blood clots, strokes and other significant wellbeing difficulties than do other birth management capsules. The FDA is totally mindful of the investigation and several reviews of adverse activities.

OSteen notes that in 2002 the client watchdog group Manifeste Citizen outlined Yasmin as a Do Not Use drug. In 2007, it petitioned the FDA to ban Yaz. Very last month, the FDA launched the newest examine report which reveals that, on average, females using Yaz have been at a 75% larger risk of encountering a blood clot than have been females using older birth control medicines that did not consist of drospirenone.

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Yaz, Yasmin and other newer contraceptive medicines containing drospirenone are generally referred to as 3rd-era birth manage supplements. Older medicines that contains other progestins are equally successful, less high-priced and demonstrably safer, according to OSteens letter to the FDA.

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Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President of the Nationwide Middle for Females and People, very best summarized the case for an FDA ordered ban on Yaz, Yasmin and other drospirenone-containing birth manage medications when she wrote, At a specific stage we have to ask why the FDA carries on to approve medications that are a lot less secure and have no gain in comparison to medications currently on the industry. With all these various birth management choices, why get the most pricey one that can also eliminate you?

It is effectively previous time that Yaz, Yasmin and other drospirenone medication were taken out from the industry, OSteen concluded.

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Girls who think they may have been harmed by Yaz, Yasmin or equivalent birth handle drugs are encouraged by OSteen to check with their physicians, report their encounters to the FDA at http://www.fda.gov, and discuss their legal rights with an lawyer skilled in Yaz and Yasmin litigation. For a lot more information, see http://www.yazdefect.com.

About OSteen &amp Harrison, PLC

OSteen &amp Harrison, PLC has guarded the rights of injured accident victims and their loved ones members considering that 1974. The company concentrates on personalized injury, medical malpractice and risky goods with a specific emphasis on harmful medicines and defective medical devices. OSteen &amp Harrison is av-rated (the highest rating) by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Legislation Directory. The firms attorneys have recovered a lot more than $ 3 billion pounds for clientele. OSteen &amp Harrison gives free of charge, confidential consultations to women nationwide who have taken Yaz, Yasmin and other drospirenone medication. Call toll cost-free 1-800-883-8888 or see our world wide web internet site at http://www.yazdefect.com.

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Assets: Letter from Van OSteen to U.S. FDA dated November 8, 2011 http://www.yazdefect.com Do Not Use! The New Birth Management Tablet Drospirenone with Ethinyl Estradiol (YASMIN), Worst Capsules, Best Tablets Newsletter, April 2002 Public Citizen Wants Yasmin Birth Control Banned, Attorneys and Settlements.com, June 27, 2009 FDA Drug Safety Communication, http://www.fda.gov/Medication/DrugSafety/ucm277346.htm Birth-management tablets tied to dangerous clots: which brands? NRC For Females and People, October 27, 2011.

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