Ortho-Cept Interactions
There are 495 drugs known to interact with Ortho-Cept (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol), along with 22 disease interactions, and 8 alcohol/food interactions. Of the total drug interactions, 75 are major, 371 are moderate, and 49 are minor.
- View all 495 medications that may interact with Ortho-Cept
- View Ortho-Cept alcohol/food interactions (8)
- View Ortho-Cept disease interactions (22)
Most frequently checked interactions
View interaction reports for Ortho-Cept (desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol) and the medicines listed below.
- Abilify (aripiprazole)
- Abilify (aripiprazole)
- Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol)
- Advair Diskus (fluticasone / salmeterol)
- Allegra (fexofenadine)
- Allegra (fexofenadine)
- Ambien (zolpidem)
- Ambien (zolpidem)
- amlodipine
- amlodipine
- amoxicillin
- amoxicillin
- Celexa (citalopram)
- Celexa (citalopram)
- Cipro (ciprofloxacin)
- Cipro (ciprofloxacin)
- Claritin (loratadine)
- Claritin (loratadine)
- clindamycin
- clindamycin
- Concerta (methylphenidate)
- Concerta (methylphenidate)
- cyclobenzaprine
- cyclobenzaprine
- Flagyl (metronidazole)
- Flagyl (metronidazole)
- ibuprofen
- ibuprofen
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
Ortho-Cept alcohol/food interactions
There are 8 alcohol/food interactions with Ortho-Cept (desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol).
Ortho-Cept disease interactions
There are 22 disease interactions with Ortho-Cept (desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol) which include:
- smoking
- abnormal vaginal bleeding
- carcinomas (estrogenic)
- hypercalcemia in breast cancer
- hypertension
- thromboembolism/cardiovascular
- hepatic neoplasms
- liver disease
- thromboembolism
- angioedema
- gallbladder disease
- hypercalcemia
- hyperlipidemia
- liver disease
- melasma
- depression
- fluid retention
- glucose intolerance
- retinal thrombosis
- thyroid function tests
- hyperlipidemia
- weight gain
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More about Ortho-Cept (desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol)
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- Side effects
- Dosage information
- During pregnancy
- Drug class: contraceptives
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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