Cannabidiol and Oral Contraceptive Pills: Exploring a Drug-Drug Interaction

Phase 4 Completed 9 enrolled Oregon Health and Science University Society of Family Planning · collab

RandomizedCrossoverDouble-blindOther

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess how Cannabidiol (CBD) impacts the effectiveness of oral contraceptive (birth control) pills and if CBD changes the possible side effects of birth control pills when CBD and birth control pills are taken at the same time. This study explores the potential interaction between CBD and birth control pills by assessing serum levels of the contraceptive steroid hormones ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel in birth control pill users when they also use CBD.

Timeline

Start: 2020-04-08
Primary completion: 2022-03-02
Completion: 2022-03-02

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Cannabidiol	Other / unclassified	400 mg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.