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While Skipping The Placebo In Levlen, How To Intake The Next Dose?

Hi Im using levlen and I have taken the Friday tablet tomorrow I supposed to be on white placebo pills however I m going to skip this month, so fir the next blister pack do I start in the red section of a brown pill or do I move the next Saturday which comes up?
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Hi,

Levelen consists of 28 tabs pack. First 22 pills are active pills & last 7 pills are placebo. You had taken 21 active pills till Friday & want to skip off last placebo pills which go from Saturday to next Friday.

To start with a fresh pack you should discard last 7 placebo pills.You will get withdrawal bleeding in this week & then on coming Saturday (day before on Friday last packet would have finished). You should start with new pack of Levelen, without fail, whether your bleeding had finished or not.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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While Skipping The Placebo In Levlen, How To Intake The Next Dose?

Hi, Levelen consists of 28 tabs pack. First 22 pills are active pills & last 7 pills are placebo. You had taken 21 active pills till Friday & want to skip off last placebo pills which go from Saturday to next Friday. To start with a fresh pack you should discard last 7 placebo pills.You will get withdrawal bleeding in this week & then on coming Saturday (day before on Friday last packet would have finished). You should start with new pack of Levelen, without fail, whether your bleeding had finished or not. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician