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Microgynon 30 taken as ECP, should i continue the pack after the 8 pills?

I'm out of the UK currently and in a country where contraceptive pills are illegal, except for Nordette, which contains the same stuff as Microgynon. If you take 4 pills of Nordette/Microgynon within 120 hours of unprotected sex and then 4 more pills 12 hours after, it acts as an emergency contraceptive. This is what they use in the country I'm in instead of the morning after pill.

I've taken the first 4 and I will take 4 more in 12 hours, but I was wondering if I should continue the pack after these 8 pills (there will be 11 more pills left) or if I should bin it and wait til I get back to the UK to start a new pack (because I only brought one with me).

Please help!
What an... odd law.

If you're just using it as emergency contraception, you don't need to take any more. If you want to use it as a long-term contraceptive method when you get back, you may as well keep taking it. You may or may not need to use another form of contraception for another six days. My guess is not, but a pharmacist should know.

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