AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question what is the effect of taking rifampicin with the contraceptive pill?
i am aware it decreases the effectiveness of the pill in preventing ovulation but could you please be more specific and detailed about this as to why this occurs.
Answer Hi Mahria,
I have received a number of questions from you, with the marks for each question shown. Obviously they are homework questions. I do not do homework questions unless I feel that th student is really stumped. My answering the question does not help in the long run. Now for this question the answer lies in their interaction through the enzyme Cytochrome CYP34A. If you just google the words rifampicin oral contraceptives you will get the answer. I will help you get the answers but not give you the answers.
Ravi Ghooi
