Can I drink alcohol after taking cefixime dispersible tablets?

Do not drink alcohol after taking cefixime dispersible tablets, and do not contact with alcohol during taking cephalosporin and within one week after stopping it, including beer, liquor, alcoholic beverages, alcoholic chocolates, and drugs containing alcohol, etc. Cephalexin contains disulfiram-like ingredients, such as methiotetrazole side chain, which will interact with acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the body and affect the metabolism of alcohol, causing the accumulation of acetaldehyde, an intermediate product of alcohol metabolism, causing acetaldehyde poisoning and disulfiram-like reactions. Patients may experience dizziness, headache, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, as well as hallucinations, facial flushing, excessive sweating, panic, chest tightness, shortness of breath, as well as difficulty in breathing, blue lips, weakness of limbs, decreased blood pressure, and even shock and loss of consciousness, which can be life-threatening.