Prescription Alternatives by Earl Mindell; Virginia Hopkins

Author:Earl Mindell; Virginia Hopkins [Hopkins, Earl Mindell; Virginia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Health & Fitness, healing & health, Pharmacology, Drugs - Side effects, Drugs, Consumer Health, Medical, Alternative Therapies, Popular medicine & health, Drug interactions, Health, Side effects, Naturopathy, Alternative Therapies & Health, Fitness, Complementary therapies, Alternative medicine
ISBN: 9780071600316
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2009-07-31T07:00:00+00:00

Antibiotics May Reduce the

Effectiveness of Birth Control

Pills

In the digestive tract, antibiotics kill

bacteria that are key players in

maintaining

blood

levels

of

contraceptive hormones. Studies

have

shown

that

unintended

pregnancies have occurred from a

birth control pill and antibiotic

interaction. (The same reaction may

be true for antifungal medications,

too.) Even the most vocal critics of

this theory recommend that women

receiving

broad

spectrum

antibiotics with oral contraceptives

should use alternative means to

protect themselves from unplanned

pregnancies.

Kinds of Antibiotics

Examples of Penicillins

Amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox,

Augmentin, Biomox, Polymox,

Wymox)

Ampicillin

(Polycillin-N,

Amicillin,

Omnipen,

Totacillin, Principen, D-Amp)

Ampicillin with probenecid

(Probampacin)

Ampicillin

and

sulbactam

(Unasyn)

Bacampicillin

HCl

(Spectrobid)

Carbenicillin

indanyl

(Geocillin)

Cloxacillin

(Tegopen,

Cloxapen)

Dicloxacillin

(Pathocil,

Dynapen, Dycill)

Methicillin (Staphcillin)

Mezlocillin (Mezlin)

Nafcillin (Unipen, Nafcil, Nallpen)

Oxacillin

(Bactocill,

Prostaphlin)

Penicillin

G

(Pfizerpen,

Pentids, Wycillin, Permapen,

Bicillin)

Penicillin V (Veetids, V-

Cillin,

Beepen,

Betapen,

Robicillin)

Piperacillin (Pipracil)

Piperacillin and tazobactam

(Zosyn) Ticarcillin (Ticar)

Ticarcillin and clavulanate

(Timentin)

Antibiotics That May

Affect

Oral

Contraceptives

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