AboutMary E Scott, RPh, CGP Expertise I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Experience I received a BS in Pharmacy in 1980 with post-graduate work in public health. I have had a Consultant Pharmacist license since 1984.
Organizations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists .I received certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998.
Question i missed 2 pills in a row so when i remembered i took the 2 i missed plus the one i was supposed to take that same day (ex:missed sun/mon took both on tues plus tues pill) and not i have some spotting which started yesterday. is there any serious damage that 3 pills can cause or is this a birth control "overdose" what can/will happen? is it serious????
Answer Hi,Brittany,
It depends on the specific kind of birth control you take; you need to ask the pharmacy where you got it to check on the manufacturer's insert on what they recommend. In any case, I would recommend using another form of birth control for this month just to be safe. Hope this helps, Mary
