FDA wants more prominent label warning in Yasmin

An FDA panel has voted 15-11 that the benefits of newer oral contraceptives outweigh their risks of dangerous blood clots. But the panel voted 21-5 that the contraceptives’ labels don’t adequately reflect that risk/benefit profile. The newer oral contraceptives, which contain the man-made hormone drospirenone, include Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical’s Beyaz, Safyral, Yasmin, and Yaz brands, as well as several other brands (Gianvi, Loryna, Ocella, Syeda, and Zarah).

They’ve been marketed as having extra benefits such as treating acne and severe premenstrual symptoms. All oral contraceptives carry a potential risk of blood clots, but publicly funded studies, including one of 800,000 women by the FDA, have linked the drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives to a higher risk of clots compared to the older contraceptives, which contain the hormone levonorgestrel. The research shows that about 10 in 10,000 women taking the newer pills would get a blood clot per year, compared to 6 in 10,000 women taking the older pills. However, research funded by Bayer has not shown an increased risk of clots in women who took Yasmin, an earlier version of Yaz. Almost all of the studies have focused on Yasmin, which in 2001 was the first pill containing drospirenone to earn FDA approval. There is no research to suggest that pills containing drospirenone are more effective at preventing pregnancy than other birth control pills . And most of the older oral contraceptives treat acne just as well, Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, an associate professor in family medicine at Georgetown University, told the advisory panel.

Much of the discussion at the day-long advisory committee meeting focused on whether Yasmin might have a higher or lower risk of blood clots compared to the older birth control pills. In the FDA study, women on Yasmin were twice as likely to have acne, which can be a characteristic of PCOS, than those on older birth control pills, Ouellett-Hellstrom said. PCOS alone puts women at a higher risk of blood clots.

http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/news/20111209/fda-stronger-labeling-needed-newer-contraceptives

Birth control pills brands and types

Variation of Birth control pills brands and types depends on its uses.

Birth control pill is a popular contraception that spawns a lot of birth control pills brands around the globe. Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP) or we usually called Birth Control Pills is a kind of contraceptive that manipulates female hormones. With hormones synthetic estrogen and progesterone inside birth control pills, this pills able to prevent pregnancy. Birth Control Pills need to take everyday to being effective. Right now, Birth Control pills is developed into the point that every woman has their own type of Birth Control Pills. There are several types of Birth Control Pills I want to tell you among many brands of Birth Control Pills on market right now.
Combinations birth control pill is one kind of Birth Control pills that already popular on market. It called Combinations birth control pill because it combines the estrogen and progesterone inside it. There is 3 type level of hormones in combinations birth control pill; Monophasic, Biphasic and Triphasic. Monophasic have same amounts in its 21 pills. Monophasic Combinations Birth Control Pills brand that already popular in market are, desogen, norinyl, levlen, and many more. Biphasic have two kinds of levels in its pills. Usually, biphasic separated the high level of hormones in 10 daily pills, and the lower levels of hormone in the 11 daily levels. Biphasic Combinations Birth Control Pills brand in market are including necon 10/11, jenest-28 and ortho-novum 10/11. Triphasic have three levels of hormones which varied in many brands, but usually with 7 days division for each level. Ortho novum 7/7/7, tri-norinyl and triphasil is kind of Birth Control Brand that applied triphasic.
Another birth control brand type is Extended Cycle birth control Pills. Extended cycle birth control pill is for woman who doesn’t have her period every month like it normally does. One birth control pills brand is Seasonale, offers birth control for woman who have 4 years period per year and also guarantee to prevent pregnancy in routine uses.
Birth Control brands are varied for any woman, even woman who can’t take estrogen for her body. Birth Control pills brands type that can accommodate the woman who can’t take estrogen for her body is Progesterone-only pill type. This type as it names contains only progesterone but have same effectiveness as another type. Many brands of this type already popular in market, that is Nor-QD, ovrette, and much more. So, what kind of birth control pill brands you need?