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.
Huh? Science Explained is a LiSTNR production.
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Originally published by Cosmos as Can you drink alcohol while taking antibiotics?
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