RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is ▼Yasmin a "truly different" pill?
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 57
OP 59
DO 10.1136/dtb.2002.40857
VO 40
IS 8
YR 2002
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/8/57.abstract
AB Relevant BNF section: 7.3.1A 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?