Vietnam Eyes Canada Handling Of Bayer Contraceptives Linked To Deaths
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The Drug Administration of Vietnam said it is keeping a close watch on Canada's handling of reports of several deaths attributed to Bayer Healthcare's Yaz (drospirenone) and Yasmin, which adds ethinyl, both for birth control.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam said it is keeping a close watch on Canada's handling of reports of several deaths attributed to Bayer Healthcare's Yaz (drospirenone) and Yasmin, which adds ethinyl, both for birth control. The drugs have been approved for Vietnam's market, Yaz since 2010, nearly a year ago with the added label requirement to explain increased risks of blood clots. Health Canada linked nine deaths related to Yaz, 18 to Yasmin since they were approved in 1965, but offered none of the details the DAV wants to see. (Click here for more
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"Vietnam Health Authorities Wary Of Fatal Birth Control Pills" - Thanhnien (Thailand) (6/16/2013)