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Re:Person carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last... by jasonkostempski on Thursday May 26, 2016 @11:48PM (#11783779)
People will take all kinds of advice when they're trying to feel better but once they feel good, they want to get back to partying ASAP and the doctor says no drinking while taking antibiotics.
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Re:Person carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last... by Patient0 on Friday May 27, 2016 @03:34AM (#11784467)
The no drinking thing is actually a bit of a mythconception - e.g. Penicillin is safe to take while drinking. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/06/02/1380836.ht...
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Re:Person carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last... by s_kilk on Friday May 27, 2016 @04:16AM (#11784611)
TL;DR - In the early days of penicillin, it was used to treat various STDs. Doctors strongly advised their patients that alcohol was not to be consumed while taking the anti-biotics, not because there was a chemical interaction between the medicine and the infection, but to lower the odds of the patient getting wheeled one night and re-infecting themselves.
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