एस्लिकार्बाज़ेपिन और नॉरजेस्टिमेट और एथिनिल एस्ट्राडियोल का इंटरैक्शन

…immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors , and HIV/AIDS medications containing strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A Significant changes (increase or decrease) in the plasma concentrations of estrogen and/or progestin have been noted in some cases of co-administration with HIV protease…

Counsel patients to use a back-up or alternative method of contraception when enzyme inducers are used with COCs.

Counsel women to use an alternative method of contraception or a back-up method when enzyme inducers are used with COCs, and to continue back-up contraception for 28 days after discontinuing the enzyme inducer to ensure contraceptive reliability.

Hormonal Contraceptives: APTIOM may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives.

Oral Contraceptives Because concomitant use of APTIOM and ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel is associated with lower plasma levels of these hormones, females of reproductive potential should use additional or alternative non-hormonal birth control.