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Good morning
Today I was prescribed the antibiotic AzitroLEK 500 mg in the recommendation to take it for 3 days.
I would like to ask if taking the Slinda contraceptive pill is enough for me to protect myself with additional barrier contraception during antibiotic therapy and 7 days after it?
Will the protection against pregnancy return after these 10 days in total, in the proverbial 99.7%?
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Angelika Talar-Śpionek Pharmacist, Editor
13 days ago
Yes, it is enough to protect yourself throughout the period of using the antibiotic and for 7 days after stopping taking it. The risk of reducing the effectiveness of hormonal contraception during the use of azithromycin (the active substance in Azitrolek) is very low, therefore this is a very hypothetical situation and this effect is purely prophylactic. Nevertheless, these are top-down recommendations for combining antibiotics with contraception, so it is worth following these recommendations.
I'm attaching a link to a helpful post:
Here you can check the availability of these medicines in pharmacies and make a reservation:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/8432/azitrolek-500-tabletki-powlekane/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/101505/slinda-tabletki-powlekane/apteki
I also attach links to helpful entries:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jakie-leki-oslabiaja-skutecznosc-antykoncepcji