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Will the antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) interact with birth control pills?
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Maybe : Cipro (ciprofloxacin) may decrease ocp efficacy.
Answered 6/24/2014
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No: There are very few antibiotics that interfere with birth control pills, mainly ones used to treat tuberculosis of which Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is not one.
Answered 9/28/2016
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