Progesterone and Amoxicillin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Progesterone and Amoxicillin.

Progesterone and Amoxicillin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Progesterone 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

Progesterone

Progestogen Hormone

Drug B

Amoxicillin

Penicillin Antibiotic

How They Interact

This antibiotic changes the bacteria in your gut, which can prevent your body from absorbing birth control hormones properly.

FDA Label Information

7.4 Oral Contraceptives Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium may affect intestinal flora, leading to lower estrogen reabsorption and reduced efficacy of combined oral estrogen/progesterone contraceptives.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Progesterone + 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?

Amoxicillin has 12 labeled pairs on file vs Progesterone's 7. In the minor band specifically: Progesterone has 5 (also Amoxicillin/Clavulanate, Medroxyprogesterone, Phenobarbital, Ziprasidone); Amoxicillin has 7 (also Estradiol, Amoxicillin/Clavulanate, Ethinyl Estradiol, Etonogestrel).

What mechanism field is on file for Progesterone and Amoxicillin?

This antibiotic changes the bacteria in your gut, which can prevent your body from absorbing birth control hormones properly.

Amoxicillin carries more major-labeled pairs than Progesterone

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Progesterone (Progestogen Hormone); Amoxicillin (Penicillin Antibiotic).

Amoxicillin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Progesterone's 2. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Progesterone

2 major · 0 moderate · 5 minor · 7 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.