Trusted Prescription Drug Information

• Take Yasmin exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you.
• Take the first pill in a package on the first day of your period or on the first Sunday after your period begins as directed by your doctor.
• Take one pill every day, no more than 24 hours after the last dose. Try to take the pills at a time that you will remember every day.
• Taking the pill at night may reduce noticeable side effects such as headache or nausea.
• If you are on a 28-day cycle, take one pill every day. When the pack runs out, throw it away. Begin a new pack the following day. The 28-day cycle contains seven pills that are placebos (with no active ingredients). These are “reminder” pills to keep you on a regular cycle. They are taken while you are menstruating.
• Follow your doctor’s instructions about using a second form of birth control when you first start taking Yasmin, when you are taking other medications, or if you miss a pill. If you are unsure what to do in any of these cases, talk to your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor about how to ensure that you will not become pregnant.
• Have yearly physical exams and examine your breasts for lumps monthly while taking drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol. Your doctor may also want you to have blood tests to monitor potassium levels in your blood.
• Store drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol at room temperature away from moisture and heat.