WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1999: Re: BCP and antibiotics, dr here doesn't know

Re: BCP and antibiotics, dr here doesn't know

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 3 Apr 1999 19:41:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 03 Apr 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am vacationing in Colorado on a ski trip.

You've been getting some fresh powder, too!!

I had to go see a doctor >here at the resort because of a nasty URI (I have asthma). He put me on
>bactrim for 10 days. I asked him about my BCP's (ortho novum 1/35). He
>said he looked it up in the PDR and their were no problems. The
>pharmacist said it would be.
>
>I'm going to take my last pill of a pack tonight and would start a new
>pack tomorrow (I don't take a break b/c of migraines). What should I
>do? Should I just stop taking BCP while on the antibiotics and start the
>new pack when I'm done? How long will I not be fully protected against
>pregnancy?

There is no problem with taking Bactrim, a sulfa antibiotic. In fact, myths aside, very few antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of hte Pill (the notable exception being Rifampin, used to treat tuberculosis). Keep taking your pills. You do not need to use any back up methods. >
>I would call my OB/GYN but I don't have his number and I don't think I
>could geta call back out of state anyway. Could someone here please
>help?

Your doc probably would call you back, but this is a heck of a lot easier!

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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