I Forgot to Take my Pill | Daily Contraceptives | Browns Pharmacy Guide  

This article has been written and medically approved by Pharmacist Conor McSorley GPhC Reg No. 2223070

Medicine can be very specific and therefore it is critical that any information taken from a generalised blog should be combined with specific drug information that you can attain from the Patient Information Leaflet or a healthcare professional.

For all of these specific blogs, the general advice still applies from our earlier blog about how to find the information for the medication you are taking which can be found here.

When you miss a dose of your oral daily contraceptive, the protection against pregnancy may be affected. Advice around this medication changes dependent upon the type of oral contraceptive, how many pills have been missed and when in the menstrual cycle the pills have been missed.

The patient information leaflet provided with your medication will provide useful information about the specific drug, however, this doesn’t always follow the official guidance from experts and can sometimes be overly cautious. Therefore, for the best and most up-to-date advice, people should speak to a pharmacist or call 111 for advice on missed doses of oral contraceptive pills.

Further information and advice

Alternatively, the following organisations provide reliable advice:

• the NHS website Your contraception guide
• the NHS Inform website advice on missed pills.

All information is correct at the time of writing.