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Can levofloxacin 500mg tablets be taken while taking birth control?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Which type?: Levofloxacin doesn't impact many oral contraceptive but can impact use of mestranol / norethindrone.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 5/12/2015

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Diagnosed w/ prostatitus. Put on levofloxacin (1 pill daily/500mg) for 14 days & am in 7th day. While pain "during" urination is gone still have medium pain in head of penis off and on after. Normal?

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