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Re: [Birth Control] Birth Control Pills Expiration Dates

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:13:59 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Kristel wrote: >
>My doctor gave me a sample of Ortho-Cept Birth control pills and I have
>been taking them. The thing is I just noticed the expiration date on
>the pack I am taking says Dec. 2002, and the other pack says July 2002.
>Do these expiration dates mean anything? Is it okay to rely on these
>pills for now while I'm up at college and then get a prescription when
>the samples are gone or should I go to the doctor on campus and try to
>get a full prescription now?

Go get a full script now. The odds are that the expired pills will work just fine, but do you really want to roll the dice and take that chance?

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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