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If you hand someone an antibiotic pill then eat without washing your hands can the pill residue make birth control less effective?
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No: Even though we tell women on the pill to use backup contraception when they take antibiotics, there is no evidence that antibiotics effect the efficacy of the pill. Your exposure was minimal, so I wouldn't worry about it.
Answered 6/5/2014
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Depends: on the antibiotics and how much residue ingested. low likely hood of significant effect on contraceptive by such to antibiotics
Answered 9/28/2016
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