Yaz running by 21/7 rule

[violetstar124.livejournal.com]

Not that I don't trust you guys (because I certainly do!) but is there any documentation (or anything at all for that matter) that says that Yaz, which is a 24/4 pill, still goes by the 21/7 rule? I was trying to change my start date by a day and I told my friend it's fine because I'm protected for 7 days of placebo pills before starting a new pack and she adamantly didn't believe me. Any info would be great.

Thanks superstars!

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[paraxeni.livejournal.com]

NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) are more than trustworthy. In fact, I'd say more so than the FDA because they're on the side of the end user than the drug developers, because of how our system is set up. They frequently remove medicines from the drug roster entirely for offences like "not fulfilling a unique need" or for having tiny discrepancies in efficacy vs claimed efficacy. So if they say it's safe, it's safe!

[archangelbeth]

Sounds good! (Though removing things from the roster always makes me twitch -- what if the side effects are slightly different, such that someone might actually have a unique need for something? O:( )