Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Estrogen/Progestin News

A new evidence review from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirms that menopausal hormone therapy offers fracture-prevention benefits - but at the cost of increased risks for venous thromboembolism, stroke, and other adverse outcomes.

A new study suggests that women using oral birth control pills - such as Yaz , Yasmin and Ocella - or hormone therapy may lead to an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease .

Oral contraceptives are a popular method for pregnancy prevention; however, some women suffer from troublesome side-effects from them.

The Federal Drug Administration has recently decided to strengthen warning labels on the oral contraceptive YAZ and its sister drug Yasmin regarding increased risks of blood clots from using the medications.

Yaz attorneys in Riverside recently received great news as 500 of the 11,000+ pending Yaz lawsuits settled out of court for damages related to the use of Yaz and Yasmin.

Yaz attorneys in Florida welcome exciting news that Bayer Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin medications, have settled 651 Yaz lawsuits exceeding $142 million.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has already resolved hundreds of Yaz and Yasmin cases from victims that alleged blood clots and other injuries as a result of taking these contraceptives.

CRESSKILL, N.J., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Deadlines for lawsuits over side effects of the birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin have been moved back another 90 days, the third time deadlines have been delayed this year.

The Student Health Center pharmacy has filled nearly 19,000 prescriptions since June 2011, and a look at the most frequently prescribed drugs tells a lot about the LSU student body.