Interaction of antibiotics and oral contraceptives
Anthony Summers Clinical nurse tutor, Caboolture Hospital, QLD
ANTHONY SUMMERS reviews evidence of interaction between antibiotics and oral contraceptives
It is common in emergency departments (EDs) for emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) or doctors to prescribe antibiotics for, and dispense antibiotics to, women who are also taking the oral contraceptive pill (OCP), and for more junior staff to dispense the prescriptions.
Emergency Nurse.
16, 6, 20-21.
doi: 10.7748/en2008.10.16.6.20.c6779
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