What to do if you take cefprozil and drink alcohol

Eating cefprozil drinking alcohol will induce disulfiram-like reaction, if the symptoms are mild, drink more water and lie down to rest, if the symptoms are more serious, easy to life-threatening, need to immediately seek medical attention. Disulfiram-like reaction, also known as withdrawal sulfur-like reaction, refers to the taking of certain drugs containing disulfiram structure or mechanism of action of the same (such as cefprozil, etc.) before and after the consumption of alcohol-containing products, the body of certain metabolic reactions to the obstacles, resulting in the body of the “acetaldehyde accumulation” of the intoxication reaction. Disulfiram reaction, can lead to patients with flushing, headache, nausea, chest tightness, palpitations and other reactions, serious cases can also appear tachycardia, blood pressure drop, dyspnea and other symptoms, and may even be death. In general, mild cases can recover on their own. Patients are advised to go to a ventilated place to lie down and rest, and to drink more water to speed up the elimination of acetaldehyde and alcohol from the body. If symptoms such as dyspnea, profuse sweating and cardiac malfunction occur, glucose solution containing dexamethasone can be injected intravenously; intramuscular injection of metoclopramide can be given to those with nausea and vomiting; and naloxone can be used to treat those who are drowsy and unconscious. Eating cefprozil drink, the more serious symptoms need to consult a doctor in time for targeted treatment. It should be noted that all of the above drugs should be taken under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used without authorization.