Only a doctor can prescribe Sprintec.
Sprintec is a generic brand of birth control pills that causes changes throughout a woman's body to prevent ovulation from occurring. It is often compared to the birth control brand Ortho Tri-Cyclen. One pack contains 28 pills, which is enough for one month of birth control protection. These pills must be prescribed by a physician for the purpose of acne control, birth control or hormone balancing. Since it contains the hormones ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate, only a doctor can prescribe this medication.
Instructions
1. Visit your physician and ask for a prescription for Sprintec. Take your prescription to a drugstore to get your pills.
2. Wait until you start your next period. On the first day of bleeding, swallow the first pill in the Sprintec pack with a sip of water. Alternatively, you can take the first pill on the Sunday after you start your period. It is best to take the pill before you go to bed at night to avoid stomach upset.
3. Make note of the time when you take the pill, since you will have to take your pill at the same time every night. A calendar is the best way to keep track of your periods.
4. Use a backup method of birth control, such as condoms, for one week if you choose the Sunday pill start. If you start taking the pill on the first day of your period, you will not need to use a backup method, because the pills protect against pregnancy right away.
5. Continue to take the next pill in the pack at the same time every night. There are 21 active pills in the pack that contain hormones and 7 placebo pills that do not contain hormones, but you must take a pill every night. Your next period will start after you finish the first 21 pills.
6. Start a new pack of Sprintec pills as soon as you finish the old pack. Do not skip any days. Call your doctor if you forget to take a pill.
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