What is Beyaz?
Beyaz birth control pills contain ethinyl estradiol and the new “fourth generation” progestin drospirenone (DRSP) plus 0.451 mg of levomefolate calcium, a form of folate or folic acid.
Beyaz contains the same estrogen-progestin combination as YAZ, 20 mcg ethinylestradiol (EE) / 3 mg drospirenone (DRSP). Both Beyaz and YAZ are manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, which is the U.S.-based business arm of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG.
Other birth control pills, or oral contraceptives, which contain ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone are:
YAZ and Yasmin from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and,
Ocella and Gianvi from Teva Pharmaceuticals and Barr Laboratories.
In addition, there is Safyral, which contains the same estrogen-progestin combination as Yasmin plus 0.451 mg of levomefolate calcium.
Beyaz Side Effects
These birth control pills with DRSP have been associated with various adverse side effects, such as:
- Blood Clots
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA)
- Heart Attack
- Myocardial Infarction
- Death
Recent Beyaz Case Evaluations
Beyaz – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 43 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism – 47 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 16 yr old girl
Beyaz – Stroke (CVA) – 48 yr old woman
Beyaz – Stroke – 23 yr old woman
Beyaz – Heart Attack (MI) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 40 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 19 yr old woman
Beyaz – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 19 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) with Anoxic Brain Injury – 23 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 25 yr old woman
Beyaz – Pulmonary Embolism (PE); multiple bilateral emboli with lung infarction – 26 yr old woman
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