which drugs decrease the efficacy of oral contraceptives

September 2005

New evidence is stimulating questions about which drugs decrease the efficacy of oral contraceptives.

Many antiepileptics increase OC metabolism.

Lamotrigine was thought to be safe from this, but there are new reports of breakthrough bleeding and unexpected pregnancies.

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Table of Contents

what privacy laws allow when discussing drug therapy
Neurology & Pain Tramacet is a new centrally-acting analgesic
Women's Health Evra contraceptive patch and reports of deaths due to blood clots
Women's Health which drugs decrease the efficacy of oral contraceptives
Insomnia You'll hear about an entirely new class of sleeping pills called melatonin receptor agonists
Diabetes two new investigational drugs for diabetes
appropriate use of long-acting inhaled beta-agonists for asthma
alternatives to pseudoephedrine
Supplements A new study is raising the question of whether echinacea is useful for the common cold
Supplements how ginkgo interacts with other drugs
Cholesterol different formulations of fenofibrate
Hematology & Oncology Tarceva is a new ORAL treatment for lung cancer
Pediatrics whether autism is caused by thimerosal in vaccines
Infectious Diseases new guidelines for the 2005-2006 flu season
Practice higher risk of hypertension in women taking chronic NSAIDs or acetaminophen