Can you take cephalosporin with alcohol?

You should not take cephalosporin with alcohol. As a result of drinking alcohol, a large amount of alcohol is stored in the body, and alcohol can have many adverse interactions with cephalosporin. For example, in mild reactions, patients may experience rashes, itchy skin and other symptoms. For severe reactions, patients may have disulfiram-like reactions, which are usually characterized by flushing of the skin, increased heart rate, and respiratory distress, and can even be life-threatening in severe cases. Therefore, after drinking alcohol is not allowed to take cephalosporins. If the patient’s condition is not too obvious, you can wait until the alcohol in the body is completely metabolized, and then take cephalosporins. If the patient’s disease symptoms are more obvious, you can temporarily use some alternative drugs or methods of relief treatment under the guidance of professional doctors. Therefore, if the patient’s condition requires the treatment of cephalosporins, try not to drink alcohol, if inadvertently ingested alcohol, should go to the hospital as soon as possible.