Florida Probate Attorney » florida personal injury from drugs http://floridaprobateattorney.net Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:25:18 +0000 en hourly 1 Black Box Birth Control http://floridaprobateattorney.net/black-box-birth-control/ http://floridaprobateattorney.net/black-box-birth-control/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:35:50 +0000 Attorney http://floridaprobateattorney.net/?p=77 With the introduction of 3rd generation hormonal birth control products has come the increased risk of serious side effects including death. These 3rd generation products were originally developed as a means to lessen some of the minor side effects of the 2nd generation type pills, such as acne and facial hair. It is generally agreed that these new hormonal products in fact make very little difference in terms of those minor side-effects. They continue to be aggressively marketed even though they carry double the risk of developing blood clots.

Three of these popular products have seen a large number of lawsuits for personal injury and death appearing. If you have been the victim of side effects from any of these birth control products it is in your best interests to contact a lawyer.

Yaz and Yasmin

These popular birth control pills contain ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone, both of which are known to have serious side effects. Heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and liver damage are all risks associated with Yaz and Yasmin. The makers, Bayer, were sent a warning letter from the FDA regarding how they had grossly downplayed these side effects. In 2009 Bayer began its $20 million ad campaign to correct this, and now carries a black box warning, but since the product was released in 2006 thousands of women who were unaware of these dangerous side effects have suffered.

Further Legal Resources: The Law Offices of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA. Serving clients in Florida.

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