Yaz Patient Package Insert Leaves Out Important Information

Yaz packages come with a “patient package insert.”  The insert is supposed to give women the information they need to decide whether they should use Yaz or, instead, use some other birth control pill.  The insert contains lots of information about the drug, including possible side effects. Unfortunately, however, it leaves out the one bit of information women would want to know most:  Yaz is no more effective than other available birth control pills, but is more dangerous.