Ethinyl Estradiol and Amoxicillin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Ethinyl Estradiol and Amoxicillin.

Ethinyl Estradiol and Amoxicillin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Ethinyl Estradiol and Amoxicillin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Ethinyl Estradiol

Vaginal Contraceptive Ring

Drug B

Amoxicillin

Penicillin Antibiotic

How They Interact

Amoxicillin does not change the levels of birth control hormones in your blood.

FDA Label Information

The serum concentrations of etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol were not affected by concomitant administration of oral amoxicillin or doxycycline in standard dosages during 10 days of antibiotic treatment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Ethinyl Estradiol/Etonogestrel + Amoxicillin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Ethinyl Estradiol has 28 labeled pairs on file vs Amoxicillin's 12. In the minor band specifically: Ethinyl Estradiol has 27 (also Atorvastatin, Estradiol, Lamotrigine, Topiramate); Amoxicillin has 7 (also Estradiol, Progesterone, Amoxicillin/Clavulanate, Etonogestrel).

What mechanism field is on file for Ethinyl Estradiol/Etonogestrel and Amoxicillin?

Amoxicillin does not change the levels of birth control hormones in your blood.

Amoxicillin carries more major-labeled pairs than Ethinyl Estradiol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Ethinyl Estradiol (Vaginal Contraceptive Ring); Amoxicillin (Penicillin Antibiotic).

Amoxicillin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Ethinyl Estradiol's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Ethinyl Estradiol

0 major · 1 moderate · 27 minor · 28 total

Amoxicillin

3 major · 2 moderate · 7 minor · 12 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.