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A member asked:
I'm on my placebo week of birth control and taking antibiotic thru this friday. do i need a backup contraception when i start my new pill pack sunday?
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Maybe: Rifampin is the only antibiotic that is proven to reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills . No other antibiotics have been shown to reduce effectiveness of OCPs.
Answered 12/19/2014
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