can i still take Desogestrel a month after they've expired?

[WiltshireGirl]

I'm not having sex, it's to control my heavy periods. I've sent them a message, which they won't get until Monday.

I'm just a bit worried. Thanks.

You can take pretty well any foil packaged medicine a month (or more) after its expiry date. Most medicines come with a shelf life of 24 or 36 months, and they're designed to be good for that whole time even if you store them constantly at the maximum allowed temperature, which you probably haven't done. They don't turn into plutonium a week after that.

It's like packet food — it might go a bit stale, but it'll do the job until you can get to the pharmacy and it won't do you any harm. (I'm not a doctor or a pharmacist, but my Mum was a doctor with a keen interest in pharmacology and she kept and used medicines for ages!)