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PMID: 989097 Published · ppublish English Case Reports Journal Article

Rifampin, oral contraceptives, and pregnancy.

JAMA ·Vol. 236 ·No. 12 ·1976-09-20 ·Pages 1382

Skolnick JL, Stoler BS, Katz DB, Anderson WH

Abstract

Rifampin is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In the literature, there are reports of seven patients who became pregnant while taking a combination of rifampin and oral contraceptives. We report an eighth case involving a woman who became pregnant twice on this drug combination.

MeSH Terms
Adult Contraceptives, Oral/administration & dosage,pharmacology Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy, Unwanted Recurrence Rifampin/administration & dosage,pharmacology,therapeutic use Tuberculosis/drug therapy
Chemicals
Contraceptives, Oral Rifampin
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Skolnick J L
Stoler B S
Katz D B
Anderson W H
Article Info
Journal
JAMA
Abbr.
JAMA
ISSN
0098-7484
Published
1976-09-20
Pages
1382
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7501160
Subset
IM
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