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Improving the clarity and consistency of advice on missed contraceptive pills in the UK
  1. Elizabeth Greed1,
  2. Ailsa Gebbie, FRCOG, FFSRH2
  1. Medical Student, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; e.m.greed@sms.ed.ac.uk
  2. Director of Family Planning, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK; ailsa.gebbie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2011-0139

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    We write to report the findings of a questionnaire study within a large family planning centre in the UK that examined women's knowledge and understanding of the current missed pills rules. Three different sets of missed pill rules have been available to the 3.5 million combined oral contraception (COC) users in the UK. The guidance from the World Health Organization and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) reflected the current scientific, evidence-based recommendations.1 This evidence-based guidance was not reflected in UK National Licences [in patient information leaflets (PIL)] or, in full, by the British National Formulary. …

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