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  Vol. 236 No. 12, September 20, 1976 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Rifampin, oral contraceptives, and pregnancy

J. L. Skolnick, B. S. Stoler, D. B. Katz and W. H. Anderson

Rifampin is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In the literature, there are reports of seven patients who became pregnant while taking a combination of rifampin and oral contraceptives. We report an eighth case involving a woman who became pregnant twice on this drug combination.

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