antibiotics and the pill

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-09-2007
antibiotics and the pill
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Thu, 06-21-2007 - 10:25pm
I finally gave in and went to the doctor today after feeling like crap for a few days. I was prescribed azithromycin as an antibiotic. There are only 6 pills which you take 2 the first day then 1 each day after so a total of 5 days. my question however... i am currently on my period so i am not taking active birth control pills. my period should be over in the next 3-4 days so there would only be one day of taking both the antibiotic and my pill. how does this affect the effectiveness of my bc pills? i tried looking it up on the internet but it didnt really help me any. any other time this summer i could care less but my boyfriend is coming to visit in 9 days and i need to know if we need to buy condoms or not since there is only one day overlapping with the pills?

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 06-22-2007 - 12:26am

The safest thing you can do is use backup for the first two weeks of active pills.

Judie Cl for Birth Control