2007-07-27 06:25:43 · 18 answers · asked by WILLIAM S 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
If you cannot it will have a small sticker on the bottle. "DO NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL"
If it does not have this label you should consult with your doctor not us. Much to serious a situation not to.
2007-07-27 07:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A drug has to travel through the bloodstream to the site in the body where it is to have its desired effect. The drug's effects then diminish over time, as it is processed [metabolised] and eliminated from the body. Alcohol behaves in a similar fashion, travelling through the bloodstream, before being metabolised and eliminated, primarily by the liver.
The extent to which each dose of any drug reaches its site of action may be termed its availability. Alcohol can influence the effectiveness of a drug by altering its availability. A single drink of alcohol or several drinks over some hours may prevent a drug's metabolism by competing with the drug for the same processing sites within the liver. This type of interaction prolongs the drug's availability, and may increase the risk of side effects from the drug. On the other hand, chronic alcohol abuse may cause an increase in the liver's ability to process the drug, thus decreasing availability and reducing its effects. This effect may persist for several weeks after stopping drinking. To complicate matters further, a drug may affect the way in which alcohol is broken down, increasing the risk of becoming intoxicated.
I see from your details that you are taking Floxapen, and this medicine is excreted from the body primarily through the kidneys in the urine and only a small amount is dealt with by the liver. Generally speaking therefore, it is unlikely that drinking alcohol in moderation while on Floxapen would adversely effect its therapeutic action.
However, before embarking on such a course of action, do check with your own doctor, in case there are any complicating personal factors that neither of us are aware of. The effects of certain antibiotics will be reduced when taken in combination with alcohol and as a rule, one should avoid combining alcohol with any medication.
2007-07-27 06:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by dreamyfairy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. But the catch is that the beer makes you pee out the antibiotics faster so they can't work as well. But it won't kill you or anything.
2007-07-27 06:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not as big of a deal as everyone is making it out to be... as long as you aren't on antibiotics for a liver infection you should be absolutely fine.
2007-07-27 06:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends which antibios!!!!!!
amoxycillin - some beer is fine
augmentin - some beer is fine, but you WILL fall over much quicker.
There IS one antibio that my doc told me not to drink with but i don't remember which one, the above 2 are fine though. Be careful, you'll get pissed faster.
2007-07-27 06:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You are setting yourself up for a super-infection. Even if there's no warning on the container, don't take the chance. Still got questions? Ask your pharmacist.
2007-07-27 06:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by lyyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but it counters the effectiveness of the antibiotics..
2007-07-27 06:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your not supposed to drink alcohol with anitbiotics because they make the antibiotics not work. it won't kill you or make you od or anything though.
2007-07-27 07:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you - yes. Will the antibiotics work if you do - no.
2007-07-27 06:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it decreases their strength, tell your doc, you're a drinker, certian antibiotics you can take and drink with
2007-07-27 06:31:15 · answer #10 · answered by carolyn h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋