BAYER RECIBE LA AUTORIZACION PARA BEYAZ EN LOS EEUU.

Has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Beyaz®. It is the first and only oral contraceptive (OC) approved to raise folate levels in women who choose an OC for birth control. In these women, Beyaz raises folate levels for the purpose of reducing the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD) in a pregnancy conceived while taking Beyaz or shortly after discontinuing it. It combines the hormone ingredients in the birth control pill YAZ® with Metafolin®*, a stable form of the naturally occurring folate predominantly found in food. Folates belong to the group of B vitamins.

“By combining one of the world’s leading birth control pills with folate, Bayer is once again at the forefront of medical innovation in reproductive health. Beyaz offers women an oral contraceptive that now also improves a woman’s folate status,” said Phil Smits, Head of the Business Unit Women's Healthcare at Bayer Schering Pharma. “Beyaz represents Bayer’s ongoing commitment to advancing the OC market paradigm by providing women with non-contraceptive health benefits beyond just birth control.”