If You Miss Pills

If you miss pills 3 days or more in a row, or if you start a pack 3 days or more late:

Use condoms or avoid sex for the next 7 days

If you miss those 3 or more pills in a row in week 3:

Use condoms or avoid sex for the next 7 days

Also, skip the nonhormonal pills (or skip the pill-free week) and start taking pills at once from the next pack

If you miss any nonhormonal pills (last 7 pills in 28-pill packs only):

Discard the missed pills and continue taking pills, one each day