Cephalosporin should not be taken 24 hours after drinking alcohol, a disulfiram-like reaction may occur when taking cephalosporin within 24 hours of drinking alcohol, and it is recommended that cephalosporin can be taken after 1 week of drinking alcohol.
Generally alcohol takes 24 to 72 hours to be completely metabolized out of the body. If patients take cephalosporin within 24 hours after drinking alcohol, it may inhibit the enzyme of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the body and interfere with the metabolism of alcohol, and the concentration of acetaldehyde in the patient’s body will increase, and disulfiram-like reaction will occur.
Patients may experience facial flushing, dizziness, fatigue, abdominal pain, diarrhea, palpitations, chest tightness, dyspnea, vomiting, drop in blood pressure and other manifestations, and in severe cases, death can occur. So within 24 hours after drinking alcohol, you can not take cephalosporin. It is recommended that you can take cephalosporin 1 week after drinking alcohol.
Cephalosporin should not be taken 24 hours after drinking alcohol, and it is recommended to take the medicine after the alcohol is completely metabolized. If patients drink alcohol after taking cephalosporin after the occurrence of uncomfortable reactions, should promptly seek medical treatment, patients should not be treated on their own to avoid delaying treatment. In addition, when taking cephalosporins, avoid drinking alcohol to avoid disulfiram-like reactions.