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Will taking antibiotic clindamycin 300mg two pills, three times a day, for ten days make my oral birth control less effective?
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This drug does...: The clindamycin does not interfere with BCP contraception, but is a teratogen. Tetracyclines should be avoided on BCPs!
Answered 1/22/2018
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