YAZ PLUS

This brand name is authorized in Israel, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug YAZ PLUS contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Drospirenone
UNII N295J34A25 - DROSPIRENONE

Drospirenone is a progestogen. In a therapeutic dosage, drospirenone also possesses antiandrogenic and mild antimineralocorticoid properties. It has no estrogenic, glucocorticoid and antiglucocorticoid activity. This gives drospirenone a pharmacological profile closely resembling the natural hormone progesterone.

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2 17 alpha-Ethinylestradiol
UNII 423D2T571U - ETHINYL ESTRADIOL

Ethinylestradiol is chemically and biologically identical to endogenous human oestradiol. It substitutes for the loss of estrogen production in menopausal women, and alleviates menopausal symptoms. Estrogens prevent bone loss following menopause or ovariectomy.

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3 Folic acid
UNII A9R10K3F2F - LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM

Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B group which is reduced in the body to tetrahydrofolate, a co-enzyme active in several metabolic processes and produces a haemopoietic response in nutritional megaloblastic anaemias. Folic acid is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body tissues.

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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 7732, 7733
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 45/21.8.2/0534

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