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My Insurance Wants to Only Give Me the Generic for Yaz-will It Be As Effective on my Acne?

I am 18 years old and have started having mild ace again after completing accutane and being clear for 7 months I am starting up bc in case I need a second accutune treatment but want to know if the generic will be as good as the yaz in starting to help with the acne and maybe avoiding the accutane again

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by lchimitris in Evanston, IL
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Generic Yaz for acne

Although they have the same active ingredients, generic drugs can range in potency from 80-120% of the brand. The generic may work well for you. You can give it three months and see what happens. Good luck!

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