INDIANAPOLIS—
MORE DETAILS: Now dozens of women from around the country who say birth control pills severely hurt their bodies are being represented by Indianapolis attorneys.The latest round of cases were submitted to the US Federal Court in Indianapolis last week.
Most of the 39 women attorney William Riley with Price, Waicukauski, & Riley represents have had their gallbladders removed.
Riley tells FOX 59 News Bayer Pharmaceuticals and others who market Yasmine and Yaz knew their products could hurt patients.
"They're not doing adequate clinical studies and they are aggressively marketing this to women, young women."
When asked if he would tell women in his life to stop taking Yaz he responded, "I would."
Doctor Cady Linn an OB/GYN with Community Physicians of Indiana plans to continue prescribing the drug but does believe there could be more studies of all birth control pills and their effects especially on gallbladders.
"Most of the studies as far as birth control go actually look more at stroke, heart attack, blood clots. So gallbladders are an area where I think further study needs to be done," Dr. Linn said.
Riley says according to FDA date between 2004 and 2008 50 deaths were reported by patients who took Yaz and Yasmine birth control pills.
The manufacturer, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, says their FDA warning labels and package inserts that come with Yaz and Yasmine properly alert patients to potential side effects that include death.
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A group of Indiana women are suing the maker of a popular birth control pill.
More than 50 women are involved in the claim against Bayer Healthcare Corporation, the maker of the birth control brand Yasmin.
The women say while they were on "Yaz," they experienced serious health problems including strokes and heart attacks.
Bayer says the pill is safe, citing that all birth control medications have warnings of side effects.
A lawyer for the women tells the Indystar, Yaz is a more aggressive drug than previous versions of the pill.
