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What is Yaz?

Yaz is a brand name for the combination of ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone. It is used for the prevention of pregnancy and for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD); and for the treatment of acne.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 14 1 Efficacy_slight
Birth control 7 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Premenstrual syndrome/dysphoric disorder 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Acne breakout 3 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
General health 3 0
Increase effect of another treatment 2 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 4
Mild
 0
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Yaz

Breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding 4
Mood swings 3
Stomach problems 2
Nausea and vomiting 2
Gallbladder problems 1
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  daily 1 other daily 2 mg daily 3 mg-0.02 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Yaz (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 41%
Other 5   Other: 29%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 24%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 24%
Expense 3   Expense: 18%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 12%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Yaz

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Yaz

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Yaz

Always
 9 75%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Yaz

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 2 17%
A little
 1 8%
Not at all
 8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Yaz

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 22%
$25-49
 2 22%
< $25
 5 56%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.