What is Safyral?
Safyral 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.
Safyral contains the same estrogen-progestin combination as Yasmin, 30 mcg ethinylestradiol (EE) / 3 mg drospirenone (DRSP). Both Safyral and Yasmin 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 Beyaz, which contains the same estrogen-progestin combination as YAZ plus 0.451 mg of levomefolate calcium.
Safyral 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 Safyral Case Evaluations
Safyral – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 38 yr old woman (8099)
Safyral – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 33 yr old woman (7888)
Safyral – Embolic Stroke – 46 yr old woman (7833)
Safyral – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 45 yr old woman (7831)
Safyral – Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 39 yr old woman (7820)
Safyral – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 40 yr old woman (7734)
Safyral – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 40 yr old woman (7681)
Safyral – Death due to Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) — 44 yr old woman (7555)
Safyral – Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism (PE) – 37 yr old woman (7541)
Safyral – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) – 37 yr old woman (7347)
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