Pill expirey date?? - Birth Control Message Board

emma j · 07-06-2007, 10:25 AM

Hi all,
I have recently started a new relationship and while sex isn't right on my list of things to rush into i wanna be careful so was gonna go tot he doc.But i Just got my period and was wondering how long a packet of the pill can be left until used?? thanks

FromSqueaky · 07-06-2007, 10:32 AM

There are expiration dates on the pack. Either on the wrappers, the box itself, or imprinted on the pill containers. That's where I have always located my expiration dates. They vary where placed depending on the brand.

emma j · 07-06-2007, 10:38 AM

When i get them from my chemish they give them in like clear packets with just ur name on the front and the date u got them.. whats the usual time frame. There yasmin and have them just under two years.

FromSqueaky · 07-06-2007, 01:16 PM

I can't tell you. My BCP that I just picked up from the pharmacy for this month exipres 11/07. That only 4 months away.

There is no telling how long the BCP you have now were sitting on the shelf or made before they were given to you. They have a shelf life of 3 years but if they sat on the shelf for a year or so then were given to you that would make them 3 years old.

It's to risky if you can not find an expiration date on it I'd throw it in the trash.

emma j · 07-07-2007, 06:32 AM

Ok thanks very much..i'll just wait till next month..