The txt reminder service is very easy to use. A txt message is sent to your mobile phone as a simple and very discreet reminder to take your pill each day, keeping you on track and making the pill taking process much easier.

If you take the pill exactly as prescribed, including taking the pill at the same time each day when required, then its effectiveness is likely to be 100%.

Its very easy to join and only 25p per txt. (Any charges will be identified on your normal phone bill. Costs only incurred when you receive a txt message.)

You can 'opt out' of the service any time.

How It Works

The Combined Pill/Combined Oral Contraceptive (C.O.C) i.e. The 21 day pill with a 7 day pill break:

To accept the service, send just one txt stating:

1. 'MSE', The exact date you start the first pill in your next pill pack, the exact time you take the pill each day (using the 24hour clock) and 21. Example: 'MSE 3rd Nov 9.00 21' to 81222

A txt message will be then sent to your mobile phone starting on the 3rd November, at 9am for 21 days, this will result in no txt being sent for the following 7 days (no pill taken) then you will receive a txt for the next following 21 days and so on.

OR

The Progestogen only pill (P.O.P) formerly known as the Mini Pill i.e. The pill with no pill break and The Combined Pill/C.O.C i.e. The 21 day pill with a further 7 day 'dummy pill:'

To accept the service, send just one txt stating:

1. 'MSE', The exact date you would like to start the service, the exact time you take the pill each day (using the 24 hour clock) and 28. Example: 'MSE 5th Nov 13.00 28' to 81222

A txt message will be then sent to your mobile phone starting on the 5th November, at 1pm everyday with no breaks.

Important note - This service is only available to over 16's who have been prescribed the pill by their GP. At any time just text 'MSE Stop' to 81222 and no text reminders will be sent to your mobile phone.

If required, please txt 'MSE' with any query / question about the service to 81222. Each information txt will cost 25p per txt.