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Q: Three phase birth control pills

asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 10th, 2008

this is my first time being on birth control. My doctor prescribed me ortho tri cylcen for birthcontrol and acne. I got my prescription today and took a pill tonight but realized it was the generic of ortho tri cyclen, tri-sprintec instead. I heard that it doesn't work as well for acne, so i want to go back to the pharmacy and get ortho tricyclen instead. Can i just take the 2nd pill of ortho tri cyclen since i already took the first pill of tri-sprintec or should i start over with the first pill of ortho tricyclen?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on July 15th, 2008

Birth Control Answer A4408

Ortho-tri-cyclen and Tri-sprintec are combined three-phased birth control pills that contain the same active components (Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol) with almost the same dosage. So, It doesn’t seem likely that there should be a difference in the effectiveness and side effects of these 2 types of pills. But if you want to switch the pill-type, you can continue with the second pill of Ortho-tri-cyclen pack.

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