Taking patchouli tablets usually requires about two hours apart before taking azithromycin. Although the instructions for patchouli tablets do not contain ethanol, but the amount of ethanol extract in the production process is small, and alcohol will cause some inhibition of the drug, so that the drug effect can not play a role, and is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. So it takes about two hours to take azithromycin. And the most common side effect after taking the drug is a certain reaction of the gastrointestinal tract, and also diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain and other symptoms. If you drink alcohol, it will not only increase the stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract, but also increase the toxicity to the liver, because the drug is mainly removed through the liver, and there will be a certain degree of hepatotoxicity in the process of taking the drug. If you have taken patchouli tablets and need to be treated with azithromycin, it is recommended that you consult the relevant doctor in the hospital for medication.