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Re: [Birth Control] zithromax or ceftin interaction?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:56:39 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 12 Mar 2002, debi wrote: >
>my name is debi, and i am on my third week of my pack of birth control (specifically loestrin Fe), and was perscribed ceftin four days ago for a URI. up until yesterday i'd been taking ceftin and birth control, and was not recovering from my supposed URI. sunday, when i discovered i was misdiagnosed, another doctor perscribed zithromax for my pneumonia. i've been taking zithromax for two days, and tonight i had unprotected sex. do i have a lot to worry about concerning interactions with ceftin or zithromax and my birth control? what is my pregnancy risk?
>
>debi

Little to no risk. Rifampin, an antibiotic for tuberculosis, is the one to worry about.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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