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CONTRACEPTIVES AND MAO-B INHIBITORS

Medical Diagnosis and Drugs, Medications
In a small study, the bioavailability of selegiline was markedly higher (mean of about 20-fold) in women taking combined oral contraceptives than in those not taking contraceptives.
One UK manufacturer of selegiline advises caution on the concurrent use of contraceptives, and the other suggests that concurrent use should be avoided.
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