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Recommended dose: Take one tablet once daily.
Method of Administration: To begin taking oral contraceptives, the first tablets is taken on Day 1 - (first day of menstrual bleeding) of the menstrual cycle.
When initiating oral contraceptive treatment, many clinicians instruct patients to use a nonhormonal backup method for 7 days of contraceptive therapy is started within the first 5 days of the menstrual cycles.
Missed dose: Missing the first tablet of a new cycle - Taking as soon as possible; if not remembered until next day, taking 2 tablets; continuing on regular dosing schedule and using another birth control method for 7 days after the last missed dose.
Missing 1 day - taking as soon as possible; if not remembered until next day, taking 2 tablets; continuing on regular dosing schedule.
Missing 2 days in a row in the first or second week - Taking 2 tablets a day for next 2 days, then continuing on regular dosing schedule; using additional method of birth control for remainder of cycle.
Missing 2 days in a row in the third week/Missing 3 days in a row - Discarding remaining doses for current cycle: beginning a new cycle following the recommending dosing schedule and using a second method of birth control, additionally, for 7 days after the last missed dose; contacting health care professional if two menstrual periods are missed.
Missing any of the last seven tablets of twenty-eight-day cycle is not important, but beginning new cycle on time is essential.
