Drug index Controlled substances
Suffix families
Ethinyl Estradiol / Drospirenone
Yaz · Combined oral contraceptive
Generic ethinyl estradiol / drospirenone Brand Yaz Class Combined oral contraceptive Say it droh-SPYE-re-none
What technicians need to know Monitor K+
Commonly mispronounced "DROH-speer-en-own"
Other combined oral contraceptives ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate
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