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Im on birth control & started antibiotics yesterday for strep throat. how long will the antibiotics cause my birth control to not work properly?
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No interference: Antibiotics prescribed to treat strep throat, e.g., amoxicillin, cephalosporins, do not interfere with oral contraceptives.
Answered 1/29/2016
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