I lost a pill, do I take two the next day or one?

Question

i'm on ortho tri cyclen, 28 pack. I was going to take my day's pill today but I misplaced it. So i'm wondering if I take 2 tomorrow or just 1? because either way I lost one pill from the 28 i'm suppose to take

Answer 1

You take one. NEVER exceed the reccomended dosage of something - and ODing on hormone altering tablets can be really dangerous. Resume your usual schedual tomorrow, it is important that u never miss a dose on the pill, if you do, use a condom as well as you won't be protected!

Answer 2

Missed dose

Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label if you miss a dose of this medicine. The following information includes only some of the ways to handle missed doses. Your health care professional may want you to stop taking the medicine and use other birth control methods for the rest of the month until you have your menstrual period. Then your health care professional can tell you how to begin taking your medicine again.

For monophasic, biphasic, or triphasic cycles :

If you miss the first tablet of a new cycle—Take the missed tablet as soon as you remember and take the next tablet at the usual time. You may take 2 tablets in one day. Then continue your regular dosing schedule. Also, use another birth control method until you have taken seven days of your tablets after the last missed dose.

If you miss 1 tablet during the cycle—Take the missed tablet as soon as you remember. Take the next tablet at the usual time. You may take 2 tablets in one day. Then continue your regular dosing schedule.

If you miss 2 tablets in a row in the first or second week—Take 2 tablets on the day that you remember and 2 tablets the next day. Then continue taking 1 tablet a day. Also use another birth control method until you begin a new cycle.

If you miss 2 tablets in a row in the third week; or

If you miss 3 or more tablets in a row at any time during the cycle

Using a Day-1 start: Throw out your current cycle and begin taking a new cycle. Also, use another birth control method until you have taken seven days of your tablets after the last missed dose. You may not have a menstrual period this month. But if you miss two menstrual periods in a row, call your health care professional.

Using a Sunday start: Keep taking one tablet a day from your current pack until Sunday. Then, on Sunday, throw out your old pack and begin a new pack. Also use another birth control method until you have taken seven days of your tablets after the last missed dose. You may not have a menstrual period this month. But if you miss two menstrual periods in a row, call your health care professional.



If you miss any of the last seven (inactive) tablets of a twenty-eight–day cycle, there is no danger of pregnancy. However, the first tablet (active) of the next month's cycle must be taken on the regularly scheduled day, in spite of any missed doses, if pregnancy is to be avoided. The active and inactive tablets are colored differently for your convenience.

Answer 3

If you miss one dose, take it as soon as you remember or take two pills at the time of your next regularly scheduled dose. There is little likelihood that ovulation will occur. You may, however, want to use a second method of birth control such as a condom or a spermicidal cream, jelly, or foam for at least seven consecutive days following the missed tablet to ensure protection from pregnancy.

Answer 4

If you miss a pill you don't try to make it up. Just take the next one at the scheduled time

Answer 5

only take one if you take two you could overdose and make your problems worse . a pill is ment for one day and has enough medication to cover one day with two pills it will over due it and cause you kidney problems and a lot more complications than you think .

Answer 6

Just one will be fine!! It will not make a very bigg difference!! DO NOT EVER take 2 in one day!! My friend did that and was very sick!! She had to go to the hospital!! Just take one and contin on

Answer 7

No. Skipping one dose does not cause harm. Just carry on forward. Don't take two to compensate. Whatever that medicine is, if you take two, that is overdose. You may get sick.