Country: Canada
Language: English
Source: Health Canada
DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM; LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM
BAYER INC
G03AA12
DROSPIRENONE AND ESTROGEN
3.00MG; 0.02MG; 0.451MG; 0.451MG
TABLET
DROSPIRENONE 3.00MG; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 0.02MG; LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM 0.451MG; LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM 0.451MG
ORAL
28
Prescription
CONTRACEPTIVES
Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0453183001; AHFS:
APPROVED
2012-06-06
PRODUCT MONOGRAPH PR YAZ ® PLUS 3.0 mg drospirenone, 0.020 mg ethinyl estradiol, 0.451 mg levomefolate calcium tablets and 0.451 mg levomefolate calcium tablets Oral Contraceptive Acne Therapy Improvement in Folate Status Bayer Inc. 2920 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5R6 Canada http://www.bayer.ca Date of Revision: March 2, 2017 Submission Control No: 201007 ©2017, Bayer Inc. ® TM see www.bayer.ca/tm-mc _YAZ PLUS Product Monograph _ _ _ _Page 2 of 73 _ TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION ..........................................................3 SUMMARY PRODUCT INFORMATION ........................................................................3 INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE ..............................................................................3 CONTRAINDICATIONS ...................................................................................................3 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................4 ADVERSE REACTIONS ..................................................................................................14 DRUG INTERACTIONS ..................................................................................................20 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ..............................................................................27 OVERDOSAGE ................................................................................................................29 ACTION AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ............................................................30 STORAGE AND STABILITY ..........................................................................................36 SPECIAL HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................36 DOSAGE FORMS, COMPOSITION AND PACKAGING .............................................36 PART II: SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ................................................................................37 PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMAT Read the complete document