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I need to take amoxilin for 5 days but i'm on bcp i'm on sugar pill atm and started my period today 3 sugar pills left when will i be safefrom pregnan?

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BCP: Continue your birth control pills and you should be fine. Amoxicillin will not be likely to interfere with your birth control.

Answered 8/20/2014

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