Recent Posts in Ocella Category
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
On September 26, 2011 the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication regarding its safety review of drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives such as Yasmin and Yaz. The FDA bulletin states that while ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
April 25, 2011 - Two articles published in British Medical Journal over the weekend confirm previous studies that show an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events including stroke , pulmonary ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2011 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
On April 18, 2011 the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article that reports a statistically significant increase in the risk of gallbladder diseases associated with dropserinone, ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Allen Law Firm
As previously reported, the first "bellwether" case in the Yaz / Yasmin Multi-District Litigation will involve a woman who suffered a pulmonary embolism . Because so many of the women who have sued ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
The Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits filed in federal courts across the country were consolidated in a multi-district litigation less than a year ago and already there are almost 4,000 plaintiffs who have ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
In the last two months alone, over 700 Yasmin / Yaz lawsuits have been filed in the federal multidistrict Yaz litigation. That brings the total number of Yasmin / Yaz lawsuits filed in federal court ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
It is important to recognize the signs you may be having a stroke while taking Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella or Gianvi birth control pills. It is imperative that you seek medical attention immediately if you ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
You can now follow the Yaz lawyers from Jackson Allen Williams, LLP on Facebook. Click here to find out more. On Jackson Allen Williams' Yaz Lawyers Facebook page, women who have been serious injured ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
This June, Teva Pharmaceuticals announced that it would beginning selling a generic form of the Yaz birth control pill called Gianvi. Promptly following this announcement, Bayer filed a patent ...
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