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FDA Says Yaz Labels Should Be Rewritten for Risk of Blood Clots

Yaz Risk of Blood Clots The newer generation birth control pills, which include Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Sayfral, may soon be slapped with a new warning label that says the products are more likely to cause blood clots than other forms of oral contraceptives. In a 21 to 5 vote on Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that the labels on these contraceptives don’t adequately warn patients and do not accurately portray the risk-benefit ratio of the drug. The pills contain the hormone drospirenone, also used for the … [Read more...]