{"id":636477,"date":"2026-05-13T19:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=636477"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:03:59","slug":"yaz-generic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/yaz-generic\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaz generic availability, cost, and dosage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yaz<\/span><\/a> is a <\/span>brand-name<\/span> combination oral contraceptive <\/span>birth control pill<\/span>. It is also <\/span>FDA-approved<\/span> to treat symptoms of <\/span>premenstrual dysphoric disorder<\/span> (<\/span>PMDD<\/span><\/a>) and <\/span>moderate acne<\/span>. As is the case with this <\/span>method of birth control<\/span> (<\/span>oral contraceptive<\/span>), <\/span>Yaz<\/span> does <\/span>not<\/span><\/i> prevent <\/span>sexually transmitted diseases<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like most <\/span>brand-name<\/span> medications, <\/span>Yaz<\/span> can be expensive. Fortunately, generic <\/span>Yaz<\/span> is available and sold as<\/span> drospirenone-ethinyl estradiol<\/span><\/a>. There are also branded generics that include the same ingredients as <\/span>Yaz<\/span>, including<\/span> Loryna<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Nikki<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Yaz<\/span> generic availability<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Generic name<\/b><\/td>\nDrospirenone-Ethinyl Estradiol<\/span><\/p>\n

Branded generics: <\/span>Loryna<\/span>, Nikki<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

FDA approval<\/b> date of the <\/b>generic version<\/b><\/td>\n2010<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is there a generic available for sale in the U.S.?\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What are the differences between generic and <\/span>brand-name<\/span> Yaz<\/span>?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Brand-name<\/span> and <\/span>generic versions<\/span> of<\/span> Yaz<\/span><\/a> are much more similar than different. Given that they contain the same active ingredients, <\/span>ethinyl estradiol<\/span> and <\/span>drospirenone<\/span>, they also share:<\/span><\/p>\n