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I'm taking orsynthia birth control pills, will taking ciprofloxacin 2 times a day affect the quality or efficiency of birth control?
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Antibiotics and BCP: Antibiotics may interfere with efficacy of BCP's. So you should use an additional form of birth control while you are on antibiotics just to be safe.
Answered 10/4/2016
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