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FDA orders safety review for some birth control pills
June 01, 2011
Citing concerns about blood clots, the Food and Drug Administration has ordered a safety review of several birth control pills manufactured by the Bayer Corporation. The contraceptives under investigation--Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, and Safyral--contain the hormone drospirenone.
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