Rita 21/Rita 28 Dosage/Direction for Use

How to take RITA 21: The RITA 21 pack contains 21 tablets. On the pack, each tablet is marked with the day of the week on which it is to be taken. Follow the direction of the arrows until all 21 tablets have been taken. Oral contraceptives should be taken as near as possible to the same time each day. For day-1 start, the first day of menstrual bleeding should be counted as day 1. One tablet once daily for 21 days; subsequent courses repeated after 7-day interval, withdrawal bleeding occurs during the 7-day interval. Whether bleeding has stopped or not, the patients should start a new course of the 21-day regimen.
How to take RITA 28: The RITA 28 pack contains 28 tablets. On the pack, each tablet is marked with the number of the day which it is to be taken. Follow the direction of the arrows until all tablets have been taken. Oral contraceptives should be taken as near as possible to the same time each day. Tablets containing estrogen/progestin are administered once daily for 21 consecutive days, followed by inert tablets for 7 days. Each subsequent pack is started the day after the last tablet of the current pack. Withdrawal bleeding usually occurs within 2 or 3 days after the last hormonally active tablet has been taken. Whether bleeding has stopped or not, the patients should start a new course of the 28-day regimen.
Missed Active Dose: While there is little likelihood of ovulation occurring if only 1 tablet is missed, the possibility of spotting or bleeding is increased. The possibility of ovulation occurring increases with each successive day that scheduled tablets are missed. This is particularly likely to occur if ≥ 2 consecutive tablets are missed. Any time ≥ 1 active tablets have been missed, the patient should use another method of contraception for the balance of the cycle until tablets have been taken for 7 consecutive days. If a patient forgets to take ≥ 1 tablet, the following is suggested: One active tablet: Have the patient take this as soon as remembered or she should take 2 tablets the next day; alternatively, the patient can take 1 tablet, discard the other missed tablet, continue as scheduled, and use another form of contraception until menses.
Two consecutive active tablets: The patient should take 2 tablets as soon as remembered with the next pill at the usual time or she should take 2 tablets daily for the next 2 days, then resume the regular schedule.