Can You Drink On Phenoxymetyl Penicillin

Hi, Can you drink on Phenoxymetyl Penicillin?.. I have Tonsillitis, I came down with the symptoms on Friday afternoon after waking up on Saturday morning in agony I rang the out of hours GP who did a phone diagnosis and said " it doesn't sound like tonsillitis as it is very rare you get it as a adult after having it as a child" that was it no come down for a check up etc, so Sunday morning I woke up with Headache, Earache, having hot sweats, couldn't swallow and felt awful this time when I rang the GP she told me to get to the Hospital ASAP.. they put me on a 7 day course of Penicillin, taking 2000mg per day. It's my 21st Birthday on Saturday and my course doesn't finish until Sunday! Obviously I will finish the course to make sure it actually works.. but can you Drink in moderation?? Thanks Xx

hi, according to the NHS penicillin doesn't react with achohol, but given that you are on such a high dosage, you would be best ringing the doctors and checking, but you should probably be ok with one or two drinks, but nothing too strong, and i advise that you make sure there is somebody with you who is sober, and tell them to keep an eye on you jst in case. But make sure you follow the guidelines and take the medication on an empty stomach.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Antibiotics-penicillins/Pages/Interactions---other-medicines.aspx Thi site can give you more information on what reacts with the medication your on. And happy birthday for saturday!!

plus you CAN get pregnant taking antibiotics IF you are taking "the pill" AND you probably might know that you are more likely to have yeast infections while taking antibiotics..

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it's ok to drink alcohol with nearly all antibiotics, though just a few might make you nauseous so maybe only 3 units, depending on how you feel..

No. I think your stomach ends up dissolving it before it gets to your bloodstream.

yeah it's fine