Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. St John's Wort, activated charcoal, and certain ...

Amoxicillin (Amoxil) may interact with other medications. For example, it can interact with blood thinners and birth control pills. Amoxicillin is a generic prescription drug used in adults and some ...

Let’s back up a moment. Depo-Provera is an injectable form of birth control. It contains the hormone depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which protects against pregnancy for 13 weeks, according ...

Women across the country bonded online over their “Ozempic babies” – surprise pregnancies while taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, despite being on birth control or having a history ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...