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Necon Drug Interactions
There are several medications that can cause drug interactions with Necon. These interactions could be severe enough to cause unintentional pregnancy, so it's important to talk to your healthcare provider before taking any medications with Necon. Drug interactions may occur if it is combined with antibiotics, certain seizure medications, or St. John's wort, to name a few.
Necon® can potentially interact with several other medicines. Many of these interactions can lead to accidental pregnancy, and a backup method of birth control may be recommended in some situations.
Because many medications interact with Necon, you should make sure that all of your healthcare providers know you are taking it. Anytime you start a new medication, check with your healthcare provider about possible drug interactions with Necon. Some of the medicines that may lead to interactions include:
- Aminoglutethimide (Cytadren®)
- Antibiotics
- Aprepitant (Emend®)
- Barbiturate medications, such as:
- Cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®)
- Dexamethasone (Decadron®)
- Modafinil (Provigil®)
- Numerous seizure medications, such as:
- Carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Epitol®, Equetro™, Tegretol®)
- Felbamate (Felbatol®)
- Lamotrigine (Lamictal®)
- Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®)
- Phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®)
- Topiramate (Topamax®)
- Protease inhibitors, such as:
- Amprenavir (Agenerase®)
- Atazanavir (Reyataz®)
- Fosamprenavir (Lexiva®)
- Indinavir (Crixivan®)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept®)
- Ritonavir (Norvir®)
- Selegiline (Eldepryl®, Emsam®, Zelapar®)
- St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD