A 26-year-old woman using a COC develops an episode of severe vomiting within 1 hour of taking her pill. She is unable to keep fluids down. She took a...

Question

A 26-year-old woman using a COC develops an episode of severe vomiting within 1 hour of taking her pill. She is unable to keep fluids down. She took another pill from a spare pack 4 hours later when the vomiting settled. Is additional action needed?

Accepted Answer

No, she replaced the pill within the critical window; no additional precautions are needed provided she continues taking her pills normally

Answer

Yes, she needs EC and condoms for 7 days

Answer

She should stop the pack and restart after 7 days

Answer

She needs to take three pills tomorrow

Answer

She should switch to the combined patch immediately

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): COC Vomiting Replaced Pill Within Window

A 26-year-old woman using a COC develops an episode of severe vomiting within 1 hour of taking her pill. She is unable to keep fluids down. She took another pill from a spare pack 4 hours later when the vomiting settled. Is additional action needed?