We’ve all been given the advice to avoid mixing alcohol and antibiotics at some point.
Though whether people actually heed this advice isn’t clear.
Read more: Can you drink alcohol while having antibiotics?
On this episode of Huh? Science Explained, Imma Perfetto distils the science behind alcohol’s interaction with antibiotics inside the body.
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Originally published by Cosmos as Can you drink alcohol while taking antibiotics?
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