A 25-year-old woman taking the COC is prescribed a 5-day course of nitrofurantoin for a urinary tract infection. What contraceptive advice is needed?...

Question

A 25-year-old woman taking the COC is prescribed a 5-day course of nitrofurantoin for a urinary tract infection. What contraceptive advice is needed?

Accepted Answer

No additional precautions are needed; nitrofurantoin is not an enzyme inducer

Answer

Use condoms for 7 days during and after the antibiotic

Answer

Use condoms for 28 days after stopping the antibiotic

Answer

Double the COC dose during the antibiotic course

Answer

Stop the COC for the duration of the antibiotic

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Nitrofurantoin No CHC Interaction