Doctors remind that alcohol should be avoided during medication, and never use alcohol to take medicine. If not careful, it could be fatal at any time.
Drinking alcohol during medication can be fatal
1. Alcohol can increase the absorption rate of the asthma medication theophylline and can also dissolve the sustained-release agent in sustained-release theophylline tablets, causing them to lose their sustained-release effect and shortening the duration of the drug's efficacy.
2. If drinking alcohol while taking antihypertensive drugs such as reserpine, compound reserpine, or compound dihydralazine, it will not lower blood pressure but instead cause a sharp increase in blood pressure, leading to hypertensive encephalopathy and myocardial infarction.
3. If drinking alcohol shortly after taking the antiepileptic drug phenytoin sodium, the drug's effect will be rapidly lost, greatly reducing its therapeutic effect and making it difficult to control seizures.
4. Alcohol should also be avoided when taking the antiepileptic drug carbamazepine because it reduces the patient's tolerance to the drug.
5. When taking the antigout drug allopurinol, drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden as it reduces the effectiveness of allopurinol in inhibiting uric acid production.
6. Drinking alcohol is prohibited when taking antibiotics such as metronidazole, tinidazole, furazolidone, cefoperazone, cefotiam, cefmetazole, ceftazidime, cefminox, cefamandole, cefuroxime, and moxalactam.
7. Alcohol can significantly reduce the absorption of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, digoxin, and digoxin. Therefore, alcohol should also be avoided when taking medications containing these ingredients.
Drinking requires self-control. Sometimes, a small amount of alcohol can enhance the body's ability to resist cold and be beneficial to health. However, excessive drinking is harmful to health and can even be life-threatening. Additionally, during medication, alcohol should be avoided. Unless you are drinking under the guidance of a doctor and selectively doing so, it may lead to fatal consequences.