Pharmaceutical Business review

Barr wins approval for generic contraceptive drug

Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol product is a generic version of Yasmin, an oral contraceptive product manufactured and marketed by Bayer Schering Pharma.

Yasmin is a 28-day oral contraceptive consisting of 21 active tablets each containing 3mg of drospirenone and 0.03mg of ethinyl estradiol and seven inert tablets. Yasmin is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use an oral contraceptive.