Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2002;40:57-59; doi:10.1136/dtb.2002.40857
Copyright © 2002 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Is 
Yasmin a "truly different" pill?
Relevant BNF section: 7.3.1
A combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing the progestogen drospirenone (pronounced dro-spi-re-known) plus the oestrogen ethinylestradiol (
Yasmin - Schering Health Care) is now available in the UK. Company advertising claims that Yasmin is "truly different", as reliable and safe as other COCs and is "the pill for well-being", with "no associated weight gain" and "a demonstrable positive effect" on premenstrual symptoms and skin condition. Such claims have also appeared in the lay media.1 Are they justified?
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