Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.
Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about when to start taking your medicine. You may begin taking the pills on the first day of your menstrual period, or on the Sunday after your period begins.
You should also use a second form of birth control (including condoms, diaphragms, or contraceptive foams and jellies) when you first start using this medicine.
Take this medicine at the same time every day. Birth control pills work best when there is no more than 24 hours between doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Missed dose: This medicine has specific patient instructions on what to do if you miss a dose. Read and follow these instructions carefully, and call your doctor if you have any questions.If you miss one active pill, take it as soon as you can. Then take your next pill at the regular time. This means you may take two pills in one day.If you miss two active pills in week 1 or 2, take two pills as soon as you can and two more pills the next day. Continue taking one pill a day until you finish the pack. Use another kind of birth control for seven days after you miss a dose.If you miss two active pills in week 3 or three or more active pills in a row in weeks 1, 2, or 3:Day 1 start€”Throw out the rest of your pills and start a new pack on the same day.Sunday start€”Continue taking one pill a day until Sunday, then throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day.Use a second form of birth control (including condom, spermicide) for 7 days after you miss a dose, to prevent pregnancy.You could have light bleeding or spotting any time you do not take a pill on schedule. The more pills you miss, the more likely you are to have bleeding.If you miss two periods in a row, call your doctor for a pregnancy test before you take any more pills.
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.
Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about when to start taking your medicine. You may begin taking the pills on the first day of your menstrual period, or on the Sunday after your period begins.
You should also use a second form of birth control (including condoms, diaphragms, or contraceptive foams and jellies) when you first start using this medicine.
Take this medicine at the same time every day. Birth control pills work best when there is no more than 24 hours between doses.
Missed dose: This medicine has specific patient instructions on what to do if you miss a dose. Read and follow these instructions carefully, and call your doctor if you have any questions.If you miss one active pill, take it as soon as you can. Then take your next pill at the regular time. This means you may take two pills in one day.If you miss two active pills in week 1 or 2, take two pills as soon as you can and two more pills the next day. Continue taking one pill a day until you finish the pack. Use another kind of birth control for seven days after you miss a dose.If you miss two active pills in week 3 or three or more active pills in a row in weeks 1, 2, or 3:Day 1 start€”Throw out the rest of your pills and start a new pack on the same day.Sunday start€”Continue taking one pill a day until Sunday, then throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that same day.Use a second form of birth control (including condom, spermicide) for 7 days after you miss a dose, to prevent pregnancy.You could have light bleeding or spotting any time you do not take a pill on schedule. The more pills you miss, the more likely you are to have bleeding.If you miss two periods in a row, call your doctor for a pregnancy test before you take any more pills.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
You could have light bleeding or spotting any time you do not take a pill on time. The more pills you miss, the more likely you are to have bleeding.
To prevent a pregnancy, you should use a second form of birth control for the next seven days after you miss a dose. Some other forms of birth control include condoms, diaphragms, or contraceptive foams or jellies.