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A member asked:
How effective is the morning after pill. i've been on antibiotics and forgot and had and so the birth control didn't work. ?
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Don't worry...: Most commonly used antibiotics like amoxicillin, Erythromycin and Zithromax don't affect the effectiveness of contraception very much. Unless you were taking Rifampin or an antibiotic specifically known to render birth-control ineffective you probably don't need the morning after pill. Best wishes!
Answered 7/27/2017
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