ANTIBIOTICS AND ALCOHOL

I AM OFTEN ASKED AT THE PHARMACY COUNTER CAN I DRINK WHILE I AM ON THIS DRUG AND IN MANY CASES THESE PATIENTS ARE ON ANTIBIOTICS,

NINTY NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME THE DRINKING OF ALCOHOL WITH ANTIBIOTICS DOES HAVE A DIRECT INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS THAT YOU NEED A SET LEVEL OF DRUG IN YOUR BODY FOR THE DRUG TO WORK. IT SEEMS THAT DRINKING ALCOHOL WIPES OUT THE LEVEL OF ANITBIOTIC TO ZERO, IT IS AS IF YOU NEVER TOOK THE DRUG. SO WITH NO LEVEL YOU GET NO EFFECT!!!

IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT ALCOHOL IS A DRUG THAT UPSETS STOMACHS AND IN MANY CASES AN ANTIBIOTIC CAN ALSO UPSET YOUR TUMMY, SO TOGETHER YOU MAY GET A BIG TUMMY ACHE!!! IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO AVOID THE DRINKING TILL THE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IS DONE, SOMETIMES HARD TO DO DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME YOUR QUESTIONS

brucegreenwald@sbcglobal.net

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