Can i drink alcohol while on ciprofloxacin?

Answer 1

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absolutely no!!! your liver will suffer. can't mix antibiotics with alcohol.

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i'm a nurse.

Answer 2

Ciprofloxacin does not significantly affect the pharmacokinetics or psychomotor performance observed with alcohol alone.

Answer 3

Cipro is an antibiotic. You should not drink alcoholic drinks while taking antibiotics.

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my daughter, the pharmacist

Answer 4

I wouldn;t as with antibiotics and even the one you mentioned; says not to drink while on these ; as it takes the affects of the medication; and sometimes will make you ill also,,,,

Answer 5

Dr Karl had the answer to this on his radio show several months ago.
Summary: The prohibition on alcohol when taking antibiotics is so that you won't become dis-inhibited and 1. forget to take the whole course and 2. go back to the behaviour that gave you the illness to begin with.

Antibiotics were used for a wide range of infections from near the end of WWII. The biggest problems were venereal diseases. It is thought that the alcohol ban was a method of ensuring that the antibiotics had the best chance of being used correctly and curing you for good and so that you stayed away from the bar where you picked up the disease.

It still makes sense to limit alcohol when you are feeling less than 100% as the effects might be greater than normal.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Karl
I can't find a link to the actual podcast.

Answer 6

Basically, you should not, but not for the reasons you may think. Alcohol does weaken your immune system and can slow your recovery time, but there is no particular problem with a combination of Cipro and alcohol. That said, you will probably recover more quickly without alcohol. Party up when you get well for a celebration.