Can you drink alcohol while taking cephalexin?
Question posted by Pf201459718 on 27 Sep 2014
Last updated on 13 May 2018 by HAL3000
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4 Answers
If you can't stop drinking alcohol while you're on antibiotics there's another problem here.
The two previous answers are wrong. There is no interaction between alcohol and cephalexin.
Agreed
Agreed, it's not a good idea, it can affect its efficacy
Doesn't effect efficiency but can intensify side effects
Not advisable, it can prohibit its beneficial attributes.
Although not advisable, are all beneficial effects depleted?
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