“Cefpodoxime with alcohol, carefree and relaxed”, this is a popular saying in WeChat Moments during the Spring Festival, I believe everyone is very familiar with it. There are also many people who think that they can drink alcohol after taking medicine, but this idea is absurd. Cefpodoxime remains in the body for almost a week, so you should not drink alcohol within a week after stopping the medicine, and you should not take cefpodoxime within a week of drinking. The article details these aspects, take a look.

Can you drink alcohol the day after taking cefpodoxime the day before:

You should not drink alcohol while taking cefpodoxime.

From a medical perspective, ethanol metabolism in the body has two methods: one is the direct absorption and metabolism of alcohol, and the other is the conversion of ethanol into hydrogen bromide by the liver of the body, and then the hydrogen bromide is converted into carbon dioxide and water. Cefpodoxime inhibits the metabolism of hydrogen bromide, so drinking alcohol while taking cefpodoxime is very likely to cause acetaldehyde intoxication.

What happens if you drink alcohol while taking cefpodoxime:

Sulfonamides can block hydrogen bromide, causing hydrogen bromide to not be further oxidized and metabolized, leading to the accumulation of hydrogen bromide in the body and the occurrence of intoxication reactions. Intoxication reactions are generally manifested as flushed face, nausea, vomiting, and anxiety, and in severe cases, breathing difficulties, irregular heartbeat, and even myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, and even death may occur.

What should you do if you drink alcohol while taking cefpodoxime:

Go to the hospital immediately

If there is an intoxication reaction after drinking alcohol after taking cefpodoxime, you need to go to the hospital immediately. This disulfiram reaction caused by acetaldehyde intoxication reaction is relatively fast, generally the dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and flushed face start to appear within 5 minutes, and in severe cases, coma may occur within 30 minutes.

How long after taking cefpodoxime can you drink alcohol:

You can drink alcohol 24 hours after taking cefpodoxime.

Cefpodoxime taken immediately is metabolized relatively quickly in the body, generally only 24 hours are needed to be completely excreted from the body, at this time you can drink alcohol, but if the kidney function is poor, the metabolism is slow, then drink alcohol after a week, to ensure health and prevent intoxication.

How long after taking cefpodoxime can you drink alcohol:

Cefpodoxime taken immediately is different from cefpodoxime taken immediately, it requires a longer time for metabolism, generally about ten days or so.

Cefpodoxime taken directly enters the bloodstream, making the actual effect of medical treatment stronger, but the metabolism is also slower, generally staying in the body for 5 to 7 days, therefore, if cefpodoxime is injected, it is best to start drinking after 1 to 2 weeks, to prevent intoxication.