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Hi, can amoxicillin 500mg affect birth control pills? i take femme tab ed 20/100?
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Antibiotics like amoxicillin can affect the birth control pill. The effect is to make the pill not as potent and thus, the possibility of becoming pregnant is greater when you take antibiotics.
Answered 3/12/2021
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