amoxicillin

[PHIL71]

can i drink alcohol whilst on amoxicillin

[milly1984]

You are not supposed to as it stops the medication from working, and you can also experience side effects.

[milly1984]

http://www.drugs.com/amoxicillin.html you may find this link useful

[Robinia]

Best not to.  Hopefully you only have a one week course, it's not long  - you'll live!!

[netibiza]

Apparently its all rubbish - you are able to take antibiotics with alcohol within reason - no side effects at all.  Check in a new medical website.

[Sammy Snake]

Most of the time, all alcohol does is increase to sedative effect of the drug.  It doesn't stop the medicine from working.

[CarolG]

I think that Milly is correct, having worked in a pharmacy people were advised not to drink whilst taking antibiotics as it stops them from working. there are no other side effets that i am aware of.

[silly moo]

If you actually look at the site milly suggested it says :-

What should I avoid while taking amoxicillin?
� Alcohol may irritate your stomach if taken with amoxicillin, so use it with moderation.

[CarolG]

I stand corrected, this does not apply to amoxicillin but metronidazole, cephamandole and oral ketoconazole.

[MissCommando]

I too, wondered this while I was taking it.  It didn't say not to on the bottle (yep, I had the medicine as I'm a baby at swallowing tablets) lol - anyway I decided not to - better to be safe!