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Missed pill wallet card
Editorially reviewed on October 29, 2026. [TODO: medical reviewer]
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A card for your wallet with the WHO missed-pill rules by pill type, in English and Taglish. For: pill users, health workers. Download the A4 PDF or read the full text below.
Full text
Combined pills, 30 to 35 mcg (Trust, Lady, Charlize, Micropil, Diane-35, Althea, Cybelle, Marvelon, Yasmin, Liza, Erin)
- 1 or 2 missed: take one now, carry on. Little or no risk.
- 3 or more missed: take one now, condoms for 7 days. If in week 3, skip the inactive or iron pills and start a new pack.
Combined pills, 20 mcg (Yaz, Lizelle, Ermina, Minipil)
- 1 missed: take it now, carry on.
- 2 or more missed: take one now, condoms for 7 days. If in the last hormone week, skip the inactive pills and start a new pack.
Progestin-only (Daphne, Exluton: 3 hours. Cerazette: 12 hours)
- Late beyond the window: take one now, keep going, condoms for 2 days.
Sa Taglish
- Nakalimot ng 1 o 2 (combined): inumin agad, ituloy lang.
- 3 o higit pa: inumin agad, mag-condom ng 7 araw.
- May sex sa nakaraang 5 araw at may nakalimutan: kumonsulta sa doktor ngayon.
Vomited within 2 hours of a pill? Take another one.
Free to print and share at health centers, schools and clinics. Please keep the website line at the bottom.
This guide is for information. Talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or switching birth control.
Sources
- Managing missed pills (Family Planning Handbook), WHO and Johns Hopkins CCP