Food And Drug Administration-Dangerous Blood Clots-Birth Control Pills-Generation

FDA adviser: revise popular birth control labels

ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) - Health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new Generation of Birth Control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of Dangerous Blood Clots. Outside experts advising the Food And Drug Administration on Thursday voted 21-5 that current labels inadequate reflected the risks and benefits of a newer generation of pills that contain the compound drospirenone, including Bayer AG's popular Yaz and Yasmin. ... read more..

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Dangerous Blood Clots-Birth Control Pills-Generation

FDA advisers: revise popular birth control labels

A chemist displays birth control pill of German drugmaker Schering and a cortisone of drugs and chemicals group Merck in a Berlin apothecary

ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new generation of birth control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of dangerous blood clots. Although all common birth control pills increase women's chances of getting blood clots, concerns have recently been mounting about an even higher risk linked to a newer generation of pills that contain the compound drospirenone, such as Bayer AG's popular Yaz and Yasmin. ... read more..

source:yahoo.com