Does furazolidone react with alcohol?

Furazolidone tablets may have a disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol, so you should not drink alcohol after taking this medication. Furazolidone tablets are used to treat enteritis, cholera and bacillary dysentery, as well as typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and trichomoniasis, etc. Drinking alcohol after taking the drug is not allowed, otherwise it may cause a disulfiram-like reaction, which can lead to flushing, nausea, tightness of the chest, and shortness of breath, or lead to accelerated heart rate, respiratory distress, and even affect the life of the patient. In addition, alcohol may also lead to a decrease in the therapeutic effect of furazolidone tablets. Adverse effects of furazolidone tablets include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and headache. Furazolidone tablets are contraindicated in people who are allergic to furazolidone tablets, and furazolidone tablets are contraindicated in patients with ulcer disease or bronchial asthma. Furazolidone tablets carry certain risks, and it is recommended that patients need to get the guidance of a specialist and not take them on their own.