No harmful substance in Yaz Plus - expert
Gynaecologist Dr Carolina van der Westhuizen Sel says there no harmful substance were found in the recalled Yaz Plus contraceptives.
This after the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) recalled a batch of YAZ Plus contraceptives.
SAHPRA said the batch was distributed in November last year, with some packets containing incorrectly arranged tablets.
It's meant to contain 24 pink film-coated hormone tablets and four light orange hormone-free tablets.
Van der Westhuizen Sel says there was just a mix-up on the numbers of active and non-active tablets.
"There is no harmful substance that's been put into the oral contraceptive. It was just a mix up with the placebo amount of tablets versus the active amount of tablets that was wrong with the packaging. So, it's not all of a sudden that this oral contraceptive is now dangerous and things like that."
She added that patients need to be mindful if they are receiving the correct contraceptives when they are still collecting them at the pharmacy.
"It will be best if you open the oral contraceptive and then check with the pharmacist to see that if the packaging is correct and then if the packaging is correct, you can continue with the oral contraceptive."
In a statement, pharmaceutical company Bayer said the recall is for Class II, Type A, for a specific batch (WEW96J) of YAZ Plus tablets with an expiry date of March 2026.
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