A 30-year-old woman taking the combined oral contraceptive pill presents to the GP reporting she has been prescribed a 7-day course of amoxicillin by ...

Question

A 30-year-old woman taking the combined oral contraceptive pill presents to the GP reporting she has been prescribed a 7-day course of amoxicillin by a walk-in centre for a chest infection. She asks whether this affects her pill. Which is the single most appropriate advice?

Accepted Answer

Non-enzyme-inducing antibiotics such as amoxicillin do NOT reduce the efficacy of the COC - no additional precautions are needed

Answer

She should use condoms for the duration of the antibiotic course and for 7 days after

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She should stop the COC while taking antibiotics

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All antibiotics reduce COC efficacy

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She should take a double dose of the COC while on antibiotics

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Non-Enzyme-Inducing Antibiotics and COC

A 30-year-old woman taking the combined oral contraceptive pill presents to the GP reporting she has been prescribed a 7-day course of amoxicillin by a walk-in centre for a chest infection. She asks whether this affects her pill. Which is the single most appropriate advice?