Drug Uses

YAZ®(drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) birth control pill is designed to prevent pregnancy for the adult women, who are looking for oral contraceptive measures. If taken as directed, Yaz birth control pill can prevent pregnancy upto 99%. Yaz is the only FDA-approved birth control pills to treat emotional and physical symptoms that are found to be severely impact on sentiments of women who are on birth control pills for longer time. Yaz birth control pills are also preferred for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) symptoms, women experience most in those days. Yaz is also proved to be effective on mild acne treatment.

How Taken

Yaz birth control pills come into 24/4-day dosing schedule. It contains 24 days "pink" active and 4 days "white" inactive pills where these inactive pills are reminder. Take Yaz birth control pills as prescribed and do not overdose. Start taking first table from the first day of your period and continue taking on regular basis. Many women start their first pill from the first Sunday of their period starts for easy calculation of schedule. Punctuality in taking Yaz oral contraceptive pills is very important. It is advisable to take pill every night after the meal as it reduces the side effects such as headache, nausea, and uneasiness feeling. Please keep the gap of 24 hours between each dose. Once this dosage is over, start taking one inactive pill everyday for 4 days. Once the 28 days dose is finished, you can continue with next 28 days package. Yaz birth control pills must be taken regularly. If it is stopped, pregnancy may occur. Hence, please keep the Yaz birth control doses refilled in your stock. You will get your periods when you start using 4 white inactive pills. During the first you can use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) if you wish to have sex and consult with your healthcare professional or doctor for continuation of future Yaz birth control pills dosages. Like other combination oral contraceptive pills, Yaz birth control pills keep you active on additional three days, which helps your hormone levels stay balanced for longer time. You may consult your doctor or healthcare professional to know what three additional days of active pills are meant for. Please keep the Yaz oral contraceptive pills in dark at room temperature, avoid moisture and heat and away from the reach of children.

Warnings/Precautions

YAZ contains a different kind of hormone, drsp® (drospirenone), which may increase potassium. Therefore, you should not take YAZ if you have kidney, liver, or adrenal disease because this could cause serious heart and health problems. Tell you doctor if you are on long-term treatment for a chronic condition such as cardiovascular disease or chronic inflammatory disease. Women who take certain drugs (See Below) should have their potassium levels checked in the first month of taking YAZ. Do not take Yaz without first talking to your doctor if you have had a stroke, heart attack, or blood clot; high blood pressure, angina, or heart disease; a bleeding or blood-clotting disorder; breast, uterine, or another hormone-related cancer; or undiagnosed, abnormal vaginal bleeding. Yaz is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that it has been reported to cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can have very serious negative effects on a developing baby. Do not take drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol if you are pregnant or if you think you might be pregnant. Yaz passes into breast milk and may decrease milk production. Do not take Yaz without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Avoid smoking. Smoking greatly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, or blood clot formation.

Missed Dose

It is very important that you must take Yaz oral contraceptive pills daily as prescribed by your physician or doctor to remain protected from unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. However, should you miss to take the scheduled pills, please take necessary steps mentioned below
A) If you miss 1 Pink "active" pill:
1. Take it immediately whenever you remember. You will also need to take next pill at your regular time. In such cases, you will be taking two Yaz birth control pills in one day.
2. You do not require using back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) if you have sex.
B) If you miss 2 Pink active pills in a row in week 1 or week 2
1. Take 2 pills when you remember on the day and two pills in the next day.
2. Continue to take one pill day onwards as prescribed.
3. Your chances of becoming pregnant will be high in this case if you have sex within 7 days after you missed your dose. You will be required to use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) for these crucial 7 days.
C) If you miss 2 Pink active pills in a row in the Week 3 In such cases, you will be required to take some serious actions to avoid pregnancy.
Either you will be a first day starter or first Sunday.
1. In case, you are first day starter when your period started on first day, your cycle of using Yaz birth control pills is very much out of the schedule. Hence, please throw out the rest of pills pack and start a new pack on the same day.
2. In case, you are a first Sunday starter, please continue taking one pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, please throw out the rest of pills packet and start a new pack on the same day.
3. You may not have period this month but could be expected. However, if you do not have periods for two months consecutively, you might be pregnant and you need to consult your doctor immediately. 4. Your chances of becoming pregnant will be high in this case if you have sex within 7 days after you missed your dose. You will be required to use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) for these crucial 7 days.
D) If you miss 3 or more Pink active pills in all three weeks
1. If you are a first starter, throw out the rest of the pills pack and start the new pack on the same day because your cycle of using Yaz birth control pills is disturbed.
2. if you are a first Sunday starter, please continue taking one pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, please throw out the rest of pills packet and start a new pack on the same day.
3. You may not have period this month but could be expected. However, if you do not have periods for two months consecutively, you might be pregnant and you need to consult your doctor immediately.
4. Your chances of becoming pregnant will be high in this case if you have sex within 7 days after you missed your dose. You will be required to use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) for these crucial 7 days.
E) If you miss to take 7 White inactive pills in Week 4
1. Discard the missing White inactive pills but continue to take one each White inactive pill until the seven days. Your birth control pills pack should be empty by 28th day or 7th day in Week 4
2. You do not require to use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) if you have sex.
In all cases where you missed to take Pink active birth control pills, you can use back-up birth control methods (such as condoms or spermicides) if you wish to have sex and consult with your healthcare professional or doctor for continuation of future Yaz birth control pills dosages.do not give it to others who may want birth-control pills.

Possible Side Effects

Women over 35 years of age and smoking are strictly not advised to take Yaz or any other oral contraceptives as it may increase the chances of cardiovascular side effects including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack.
- During the initial treatment of Yaz birth control pills, women (greater than 1%) may experience side effects like headache, breast tenderness, upper respritory vaginal yeast infection and excessive vaginal discharge.
- Women using Yaz birth control pills during premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) may experience intermenstrual bleeding, breast pain, headache, nausea, upper respiratory infection, suspicious Pap smear and loss of strength.
- Yaz birth control pills are not advisable for breast-feeding mothers. Hormones in pills can pass into breast milk and harm baby. It may also slow down the milk production.
- Yaz has unique hormone, drsp® or drospirenone (pronounced dros-peer-eh-known), which may increase the level of potassium. This may cause serious health hazards for women suffering from kidney, liver or adrenal diseases such as heart problems or stroke. If you are already on medical treatment for heart or cardiovascular disease or chronic inflammatory diseases, please consult with your doctor or healthcare professional before taking Yaz birth control pills. In any case, it is advisable for women to check their potassium levels before taking Yaz birth control pills for birth control treatment.

Storage

Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°-30°C (59°-86°F). Keep it out of reach of children.

Overdose

In women and girls (even young children), an overdose of Yaz may cause vaginal bleeding. An overdose of any birth control pill (including Yaz) may cause nausea and vomiting. Unlike most other birth control pills, Yaz can increase the level of potassium in the blood. This may be severe in the case of a Yaz overdose. High blood potassium (known medically as hyperkalemia) can be quite dangerous.

More Information

Your healthcare provider will take a medical and family history before prescribing oral contraceptives and will examine you. The physical examination may be delayed to another time if you request it and the healthcare provider believes that it is appropriate to postpone it. You should be re-examined at least once a year. Be sure to inform your healthcare provider if there is a family history of any of the conditions listed previously in this leaflet. Be sure to keep all appointments with your healthcare provider, because this is a time to determine if there are early signs of side effects of oral contraceptive use. Do not use the drug for any condition other than the one for which it was prescribed. This drug has been prescribed specifically for you; do not give it to others who may want birth-control pills.

Disclaimer

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