Progesterone and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate Interaction

Understanding the Progesterone and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate Interaction

FDA-approved prescribing information for these two drugs flags their combination as a minor-severity interaction. Progesterone belongs to the Progestogen Hormone class and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate belongs to the Penicillin / Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combination class - two categories that can collide when co-prescribed. The mechanism described in FDA labeling is: This antibiotic can change the bacteria in your gut, which makes it harder for your body to absorb the hormones in birth control pills. Severity tiers matter: major flags generally advise avoidance, moderate flags often require monitoring or dose adjustment, and minor flags may only call for awareness.

Context around a specific patient determines real-world impact. Progesterone has 7 total documented interactions on file in this dataset, and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate has 5. Each additional medication compounds the interaction surface, which is why pharmacists run full-profile checks rather than evaluating one pair at a time. FDA-derived guidance for this pair is: Use a backup method of birth control, such as condoms, while taking this antibiotic to prevent pregnancy. Timing of doses, renal and hepatic function, age, and other concurrent prescriptions all shape whether a labeled interaction matters clinically.

An interaction flag is not a verdict. A large share of labeled interactions are managed routinely in clinical practice, the fix may be as simple as spacing doses or adding a monitoring test. Others require the prescriber to choose a different medication entirely. This page surfaces FDA-sourced labeling and openFDA data for educational purposes only; it is not medical advice and cannot account for your full clinical picture. Never start, stop, or adjust either Progesterone or Amoxicillin/Clavulanate based on a web page, speak with your prescriber or pharmacist before making any change.