Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate)

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Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate) is typically used once daily. However, your doctor or pharmacist may have suggested a different schedule that is more appropriate for you. Important: Follow the instructions on the label. Do not use more of this product, or more often, than prescribed. If you miss a dose, contact your pharmacist. Dose should be taken at the same time each day, either after the evening meal or at bedtime. May be administered with or without food. Take one pink hormone-containing tablet daily at the same time of day (e.g., with a meal or at bedtime) for 24 consecutive days, then take one light orange, hormone-free tablet daily for 4 days. When the light orange tablets are finished, start a new package. You will begin a new package on the same day of the week that you started the last one. Use a second method of birth control (e.g., latex condoms and spermicidal foam or gel) for the first 7 days of the first cycle of pill use to ensure prevention of pregnancy.
WARNING: Use with caution in patients with risk factors for heart disease (e.g., high blood pressure, older age, diabetes, patients who smoke). Use with caution in patients with depression, discontinue if serious depression recurs.
In addition to its desired action, Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate) may cause some side effects, notably:
It may cause headaches, migraine, fatigue, irritability
It may cause menstrual disease, vaginal bleeding, decreased libido, weight gain
It may cause nausea, vomiting, breast tenderness, breast pain Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to the drug or any component of the formulation. Adrenal insufficiency (the adrenal glands, glands on top of kidneys, don't make enough of the hormone cortisol), breast cancer or other hormone -sensitive cancer (current or a history of), liver tumors or disease, pregnancy, renal (kidney) impairment, undiagnosed abnormal uterine (the womb) bleeding, use of hepatitis C (liver infection) drug combinations containing ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir with or without dasabuvir. Use is also contraindicated in patients at high risk of arterial or venous thrombotic diseases (clots in the veins and arteries) for example, patients with: coronary artery disease (chest pain or discomfort and shortness of breath), diabetes mellitus with vascular disease (blood vessels disease), uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), patients >35 years of age who smoke.
Taking Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate) during pregnancy is contraindicated and harmful for the baby. Pregnant women should not use this product. If you're planning a pregnancy or become pregnant or breastfeeding, contact your family doctor. A treatment with Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate) requires regular monitoring by a doctor. Be sure to see your doctor for all regularly scheduled appointments.Yaz Plus (Ethinyl Estradiol Drospirenone Levomefolate)