Good morning. I have been using birth control pills since January 2023 to this day. I have a question... for several days I have been taking vitamin C 1000 mg in a water-soluble pastille. Since yesterday I have been taking nurofen express forte 400mg. Today I took nurofen, drank vitamin C and drank Coldrex MaxGrip for a cold in the evening. Does all this affect the effectiveness of Dionelle 0.03mg + 2 mg contraceptive pills?
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Ewa Pilch Pharmacist, Editor
10 months ago
The use of vitamin C in doses above 1000 mg may weaken the effectiveness of Dionelle hormonal contraception. Therefore, supplementation with high doses of vitamin C is not recommended in patients using hormonal contraception.
Coldrex MaxGrip also contains m.in vitamin C. Nurofen does not affect the effectiveness of Dionelle.
We wrote more about what drugs weaken the effectiveness of hormonal contraception in the article:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jakie-leki-oslabiaja-skutecznosc-antykoncepcji
I encourage you to read our articles on the treatment of colds and flu:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/przeziebienie
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/naturalne-sposoby-na-przeziebienie