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Bibo (Anonymous, 178.43.66.) Warszawa 6 months ago

I took a placebo pill instead of the active one while taking Drovelis - what should I do now?

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She is taking the contraceptive pill drovelis. I recently mistook the active pill for a placebo pill. The next day I figured out when I should take the placebo pills, so I took the one I missed and another one from the new blister. Omitting placebo pills. Have I done the right thing and is the protection maintained?

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Katarzyna Kosińska Pharmacist, Editor

6 months ago

Since you have already missed the last active tablet, you should skip the placebo tablets and start a new blister straight away. Information in the summary of product characteristics:

'If you forget to take one pink active tablet on days 18-24:

You can use one of the following two options:

1. Take the missed tablet as soon as possible (even if it means taking two tablets at the same time). Take the next tablets at the usual time. Instead of taking the white placebo tablets from this blister, discard them and start another blister (the start day will be different). You will most likely bleed at the end of taking the tablets from the second blister; You may also experience light bleeding or bleeding similar to menstruation when taking tablets from the other blister.

2. You can also stop taking the pink active tablets and start taking 4 white placebo tablets (before taking the white placebo tablets, write down the day you forget to take the tablet). If you want to start taking the tablets from the new blister on the same day as always, the white placebo tablets should be taken for less than 4 days.

If the patient follows either of these two recommendations, protection against pregnancy will be maintained."

On our website you can check the availability of medicines and make a reservation at the pharmacy:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/111326/drovelis-tabletki-powlekane/apteki

I encourage you to read:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-prawidlowo-stosowac-antykoncepcje

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