Is [symbol: see text] Yasmin a "truly different" pill? -

Is [symbol: see text] Yasmin a "truly different" pill?

Abstract	A combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing the progestogen drospirenone (pronounced dro-spi-re-known) plus the oestrogen ethinylestradiol ([symbol: see text] 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. Are they justified?
Authors
Journal	Drug and therapeutics bulletin (Drug Ther Bull) Vol. 40 Issue 8 Pg. 57-9 (Aug 2002) ISSN: 0012-6543 [Print] England
PMID	12216337 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References	Androstenes Contraceptives, Oral, Combined Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Progesterone Congeners drospirenone
Topics	Adolescent Adult Androstenes Body Weight (drug effects) Contraceptives, Oral, Combined Female Humans Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Progesterone Congeners Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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