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Yaz oral contraceptive available in the United States

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 15th, 2006

Berlex Inc. announced that Yaz (3 mg drospirenone/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol), the first pill to combine 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol with the innovative progestin drospirenone (drsp) in a 24-day active hormone pill regimen, is available in U.S. pharmacies nationwide.

The 24-day active hormone pill regimen combined with the 30-hour half-life of drospirenone results in less hormonal fluctuation between cycles than traditional oral contraceptives (OCs).

As with Yasmin, Yaz contains the innovative progestin drospirenone (drsp). Drospirenone exhibits antimineralocorticoid and antiandrogenic properties unlike any other progestin available in oral...

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