Most people are of the impression that antibiotics and alcohol should never mix, but according to Dr Ian Musgrave, senior lecturer of medical sciences at The University of Adelaide, this is not necessarily the case.

According to Musgrave, for most antibiotics, you don’t have to stay away from alcohol, unless you’re going to over-indulgence and forget to take your antibiotics, he says.

There is a group of antibiotics however which should not be mixed with alcohol, however Musgrave highlights that they are seldom prescribed, cefotetan, metronidazole (trade name Flagyl) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol (trade name Bactrim).

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