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danya.bacchus@wreg.com
(Memphis 02/26/2010) Vicki Parsons had a near death experience three years ago.
In June of 2007, she and her husband were on vacation when she noticed a pain in her foot. Days later she was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came back with bad news.
"The doctor came in there and scratched his head and I was like what's wrong. He said you have a massive blood clot in your lungs and in your leg," said Parsons.
Puzzled, the doctors ran different tests. In the end, they said it was her birth control. Parsons says she started taking Yaz just three weeks before.
"I asked them could it have been anything else and they said no. They asked me did I smoke and I said no I do not smoke and they did all kinds of test. "I never had a family history. No one in my family ever and I never had them before."
She now joins the list of women who have filed suit against Yaz maker Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Parsons is hoping her story will help other women.
"Maybe it will make more people aware and maybe it will make Bayer rethink what they need to do about that problem."
The FDA reports more than 50 deaths related to the birth control drug. Since 2007, Parsons has had more blood clots, the latest just last year. Bayer did give us this statement: "Patient safety is Bayer's top priority".
In regards to the lawsuits they say: "The company is in the process of gathering information on these cases, but the complaints we have reviewed so far pertain to side effects that are warned about in the labeling of all oral contraceptives."
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danya.bacchus@wreg.com
(Memphis 02/26/2010) Vicki Parsons had a near death experience three years ago.
In June of 2007, she and her husband were on vacation when she noticed a pain in her foot. Days later she was rushed to the hospital. The doctor came back with bad news.
"The doctor came in there and scratched his head and I was like what's wrong. He said you have a massive blood clot in your lungs and in your leg," said Parsons.
Puzzled, the doctors ran different tests. In the end, they said it was her birth control. Parsons says she started taking Yaz just three weeks before.
"I asked them could it have been anything else and they said no. They asked me did I smoke and I said no I do not smoke and they did all kinds of test. "I never had a family history. No one in my family ever and I never had them before."
She now joins the list of women who have filed suit against Yaz maker Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Parsons is hoping her story will help other women.
"Maybe it will make more people aware and maybe it will make Bayer rethink what they need to do about that problem."
The FDA reports more than 50 deaths related to the birth control drug. Since 2007, Parsons has had more blood clots, the latest just last year. Bayer did give us this statement: "Patient safety is Bayer's top priority".
In regards to the lawsuits they say: "The company is in the process of gathering information on these cases, but the complaints we have reviewed so far pertain to side effects that are warned about in the labeling of all oral contraceptives."
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