Beyaz

Brand Names

Beyaz, Safyral

What is Beyaz

Beyaz is an oral contraceptive birth control pill that prevents pregnancy. Its contraceptive ingredients are ethinylestradiol, an estrogen and drospirenone, a synthetic progestogen, making it a combined oral contraceptive pill. Beyaz also contains folate as levomefolic acid calcium salt, to lower the risk of complications such as fetal neural tube defects should the drug fail as contraceptive.

Side effects of Beyaz

Once you have noticed any of these serious side effects, stop taking it and contact your doctor immediately:

• sudden numbness or weakness, confusion, pain behind the eyes, problems with vision, speech, or balance
• chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling
• a change in the pattern or severity of migraine headaches
• jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
• symptoms of depression (sleep problems, weakness, mood changes)

Less serious Beyaz side effects may include the followings:

• breast pain, tenderness, or swelling
• mild headache, feeling tired or irritable
• bloating, stomach pain, mild nausea
• weight gain, swelling of your hands or feet
• problems with contact lenses
• loss of interest in sex
• changes in your menstrual periods

You should also inform your doctor if you experience any allergic reaction to Beyaz such as hives, difficulty breathing and swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Indication

Beyaz is indicated for the treatment of the followings:

• Preventing pregnancy
• Treating symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
• Treating acne in women who also desire contraception
• Providing folate supplementation

Beyaz was the first birth control pill to provide a daily dose of folate.

Precautions

Do not use this medication if you smoke and are over age 35. Smoking increases your risk of serious side effects from the Pill, which can be life-threatening, including blood clots, stroke or heart attack. This risk increases with age and number of cigarettes smoked.

Dosage forms

Start at the beginning of the pack, take one tablet at the same time each day.

Each pack will last for 28 days (4 weeks). After you finish one pack, start a new one right after.

The first 24 tablets (pink tablets) contain the active ingredients. The last four (light orange tablets) contain no hormones. By taking these tablets, your body gets a break from the hormones, allowing you to have a period.

When you take Beyaz for the first time, you can start it either on the first day of your period or on the first Sunday after your period starts.

If you start Beyaz on the first day of your period (a "day 1 start"), you do not need any backup contraception. If you choose a "Sunday start," you need to use a backup method of contraception (such as condoms) for the first week.

If the first day of your period happens to be on a Sunday, treat this as a "day 1 start" (no backup needed). If you switch from another type of birth control pill, start taking Beyaz on the day you would normally start a new pack of birth control pills (no backup necessary).