antibiotic course

[Explorer-8]

My course of antibiotics (Amoxycillin) takes me from Monday to Friday inclusive. If I want to have a pint of beer on Friday lunchtime, can I use up my Friday antibiotics on Saturday instead of on Friday, and so finish the course on Saturday instead?

[crisgal]

i wouldn't take a break - go ahead and have the beer, i've drunk on amoxycillin without any problems.x

[Panic Button]

Give your body a complete rest.

Have an orange juice.

[jake-the-peg]

Not being able to drink while taking anti-biotics is a bit of an urban myth.

In the vast majority of cases there is no problem but there are a few anti-biotics which in rare cases can make you very sick indeed.

http://www.nhsdirect.com/articles/article.aspx ?articleId=871

If you're prescribed one of these your doctor will warn you

[dilly0000]

As i recall drinking on Amoxycillin is fine but drinking alcohol whilst taking antibiotics reduces the effectiveness of them-probably because alcohol,especially in excess, can suppress your immune system. Seeing as you would be at the end of your prescibed course and only having a pint it shouldn't pose a problem.

[jake-the-peg]

I don't understand Amoxycillin is an anti-biotic.

I can't find any reliable data to suggest that it is affected by alcohol amoxycillin does seem to reduce the effectiveness of some birth control pills.

[Sasha13]

Don't take a break - it'll reduce the effectiveness of your antibiotics.

[Explorer-8]

Thanks for all your replies. I understand that the pub that we will be drinking in, on Friday lunchtime, sells Caliber (non-alcoholic lager) as well as fruit juices. My Uncle is on a course of a different type of antibiotics and so he will be drinking Caliber or fruit juice. This means that I won't be on my own. We will have to give the real ale a break until another week, but the others in the group will still be drinking Bombadier, or other real beers.

[crisgal]

you could give your chemist a ring - they are usually really helpful x