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A member asked:

I heard that taking fioricet (acetaminophen butalbital and caffeine) and birth control pills can be bad?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Not recommended: When these two medicines are mixed together, the amount of the estrogen in birth control pills is increased and the effectiveness of hormonal birth control is decreased, thus could cause pregnancy.

Dr Cunningham agreed

Answered 8/11/2018

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