Cephalexin - Can you drink milk while taking this medication?

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Using medication: Learn More – Using antibiotics correctly and preventing resistance

Medications can only work properly if they are used correctly. It is important to know the following things when taking antibiotics:

Can the tablets be broken into smaller pieces to make them easier to swallow? That depends on the specific medication. Doing this might stop some antibiotics from working properly.
What food can you take antibiotics with? Antibiotics are usually taken with water because taking them together with fruit juices, dairy products or alcohol can affect how the body absorbs some of them. Dairy products include milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese. After taking an antibiotic you may need to wait for up to three hours before eating or drinking any dairy products. Grapefruit juice and dietary supplements containing minerals like calcium may also lessen the effect of antibiotics.
When should you take antibiotics? Some antibiotics are always meant to be taken at the same time of day, others are meant to be taken before, with or after a meal. If you're supposed to take the medicine three times a day, for example, it usually needs to be taken at set times so that the effect is spread out evenly over the course of the day. An antibiotic that needs to be taken every 8 hours could be taken at 6 a.m., 2 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Can you take antibiotics together with other medications? Because antibiotics can interact with other medications, it's important to tell your doctor if you take other medications too. Antibiotics might interact with some blood thinners and antacids (heartburn medicine), for example. Some antibiotics can make birth control pills less effective.
You can find detailed information on how to use a specific antibiotic in the package insert. If you're not sure how to take it properly, you can ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Source: National Library of Medicine-National Center for Biotechnology Information

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