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How much do antibiotics affect birth control pills?

How much do antibiotics affect birth control pills?

I have been on ortho tricyclen lo for a few months, and I was recently prescribed a pretty hefty dose (450 mg) of clindamycin after surgery on my wisdom teeth. Supposedly antibiotics lower the effectiveness of contraceptives, but by how much? By what percentage? (I always use condoms as well, so I am not terribly concerned about the risk of pregnancy for myself, I just thought other people might be interested in this question, too)
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Call the pharmacy you ordered the antibiotic from
they can tell you exactly how much it will effect your birth control
most antibiotics do effect the effectiveness of it.

if you are using a condom though you are fine.

still call and get the exact information from someone qualified, the pharmacist.
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