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No Excess in Venous Thromboembolism Seen With Ethinyl Oestradiol ...  -  May 9, 2007
DG NewsSAN DIEGO, CA -- May 9, 2007 -- The ethinyl oestradiol/drospirenone oral contraceptive does not appear to show any signal of causing excess venous

Bayer HealthCare and Intendis Announce Strategic Alliance to Co ...  -  May 7, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),..."The unique antiandrogenic property of drospirenone, found in YAZ, creates a functional blockage of male sex hormones that can be a cause of acne," said Dr.

Contraceptive Pill Effective Against Adult Acne When Compared With ...  -  May 8, 2007
DG NewsSAN DIEGO, CA -- May 8, 2007 -- An oral contraceptive that combines drospirenone 3 mg and ethinylestradiol 20 mcg appears to reduce acne lesions by as much

Betaseron and Yasmin stoke sales and profits surge at Bayer  -  May 8, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...a pro forma rise of 9.9%, while revenues from the Yasmin (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone) contraceptive franchise hit 240 million euros, up 41.1%.

FDA Approves YAZ(R), the First Oral Contraceptive to Offer ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),As with YASMIN(R), the number one brand of birth control in the United States and worldwide, YAZ contains the innovative progestin drospirenone,

New YAZ(R) Oral Contraceptive Available In The United States  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The 24-day active hormone pill regimen combined with the 30-hour half-life of drospirenone results in less hormonal fluctuation between cycles than

Schering AG Receives FDA Approval for New Low Dose Oral ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It is the first pill with the innovative progestin drospirenone, and a low dose of ethinyl estradiol in a new dosing regimen of 24 days of active hormone

Continuous Birth Control Enables Women to Plan Their Period Around ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Yasmin, a low-dose combined pill, is the only birth control pill to contain the synthetic progestin known as drospirenone. As a result of this particular

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals launches in the US  -  Apr 5, 2007
News-Medical.net,...which is 99.9 percent effective for up to five years -- The first oral contraceptive (OC) to contain the unique progestin drospirenone, introduced in

HRT drugs may help blood pressure  -  Mar 1, 2007
Taipei Times,Santiago Palacios, the director of the Palacios Institute of Women's Health, said drospirenone is a Progestogen with Aldosterone Receptor Antagonism (PARA).

Bayer has high hopes that cancer drug Nexavar will be huge  -  Mar 16, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...for multiple sclerosis (991 million euros; +14.3%) and the Yasmin (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone) contraceptive franchise (794 million euros; +35.5%).

Bayer posts strong results for 2007  -  Mar 15, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The pharmaceuticals segment rocketed 83.9% to just shy of 7.5 billion euros, on good performances by: the Yasmin (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone)

A PMS solution that actually helps  -  Mar 7, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,Unlike other pills, Yaz contains drospirenone, progesterone that is metabolized such that premenstrual type symptoms are reduced or eliminated.

FDA Approves New Indication for YAZ(R) (3 mg drospirenone/20 mcg ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
DG NewsUnlike other progestins, drospirenone has unique antimineralocorticoid (mild diuretic effect) and antiandrogenic properties. "The antiandrogenic property of

New indication for YAZ(R) approved in the US  -  Jan 30, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for the company’s oral contraceptive YAZ® (3 mg drospirenone/20

FDA authorizes Bayer contraceptive for new indication  -  Jan 29, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewAccording to Berlex, unlike other progestins, drospirenone has unique mild diuretic effect and antiandrogenic properties. "The antiandrogenic property of

New indication for YAZ® approved in the US  -  Jan 29, 2007
WebWire (press release),Through its innovative active ingredient drospirenone, it offers additional benefits to women who want reliable birth control,� said Phil Smits,

FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive YAZ for Treatment of Acne  -  Jan 30, 2007
Kaiser network.org,YAZ contains ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone and is taken once a day for 24 days followed by four days of placebo to induce a menstrual period.

Bayer Schering gets fresh approvals for two contraceptives  -  Jan 30, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...a new indication for Yaz (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol) to treat moderate acne vulgaris in women who desire an oral contraceptive for birth control.

Berlex's Yaz Approved for Acne  -  Jan 29, 2007
International News Service,...drospirenone, in delivering benefits that are beyond reliable birth control, said Reinhard Franzen, Berlex's president and chief executive officer.

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BUY ALTACE, Altace Online, Altace Cheap  -  Dec 25, 2006
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