A woman presents having been given incorrect advice at a pharmacy to take additional contraceptive precautions while on amoxicillin with her COC. She ...

Question

A woman presents having been given incorrect advice at a pharmacy to take additional contraceptive precautions while on amoxicillin with her COC. She stopped taking her COC for the duration of the antibiotic course (5 days). She had UPSI 2 days ago. What should she be advised?

Accepted Answer

She needs a pregnancy test before restarting

Answer

She was given correct advice; no action needed

Answer

She was given incorrect advice; she should restart her COC immediately, use condoms for 7 days, and consider emergency contraception

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She should wait until her next period to restart the COC

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She should switch to a POP permanently

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Incorrect Antibiotic Advice COC Management

A woman presents having been given incorrect advice at a pharmacy to take additional contraceptive precautions while on amoxicillin with her COC. She stopped taking her COC for the duration of the antibiotic course (5 days). She had UPSI 2 days ago. What should she be advised?