When 18 year old Michelle Pfleger collapsed in class and was pronounced dead a few hours later, her mother never gave a thought that the birth control pill Yaz, that her daughter was taking to treat acne had caused her death.
An autopsy has determined that a blood clot in Michelle’s lung caused her death, and it has been noted that the report did not link the untimely death to her prescription medication. Because the young woman was taking Yaz to treat acne, which it has not been FDA approved for, several close friends suggested that Michelle’s mother look into other cases where women have died from taking Yaz and Yasmin. The concerned mother collected evidence that links Yaz with an increased risk of blood clots.
A woman in Switzerland recently died from the same type of lung blood clot as Michelle and her death was attributed to the birth control pills. While the pharmaceutical company that makes Yaz has issued several warnings about the possibility of side effects and death, many women are continuing to use the product, often for the treatment of acne.
At this time the number of lawsuits against the Bayer Company over Yaz and Yasmin are threatening to top more than 30,000. The first is set to begin in September of 2011. The loss of a vital young woman before she really had a chance to live, simply because she wanted to clear her acne blemishes is a shame. The distraught mother will not rest until some sort of justice has been served.
Is it the fault of the drugs, the doctors prescribing the drugs or the patients for not paying attention to the risks that the drugs present before taking them?
