Problem description: My husband has a bit of cold and is going to take some cephalosporin, but there is another party to drink at night. I remembered that I saw on the Internet that I can’t eat cephalosporins after drinking. May I ask if you can drink cephalosporins after drinking. ?
Question date: 2020-10-30
Patient information: Age: 35 Sex: Male
You can’t drink alcohol if you eat cephalosporins.
Patients should not drink alcohol during anti-infective treatment with cephalosporin antibiotics and within 7 days after stopping the drug, because alcohol and cephalosporins will act in the body, causing the accumulation of alcohol’s metabolite acetaldehyde, which is called Disulfiram reaction. The main clinical manifestations are flushing, chest tightness, palpitation, heart discomfort, sweating and other manifestations. In more serious cases, life-threatening clinical symptoms such as respiratory failure and respiratory and cardiac arrest will occur, which are very dangerous.
It is recommended to avoid drinking alcohol within a week after taking cephalosporin. At the same time, pay attention to skin test when taking cephalosporin, take it according to doctor’s advice, and avoid bleeding and anaphylactic shock.
Recommendations are for reference only. If the problem is serious, please go to the hospital for detailed inspection