Drugs and alcohol: harmful cocktails?
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
- Vol. 34 (5) , 36-38
- https://doi.org/10.1136/dtb.1996.34536
Abstract
Patients taking medicines are commonly warned to avoid drinking alcohol but the advice is often imprecise, misleading or even unnecessary. In this article we examine the interactions between medicines and alcohol and suggest ways of making the advice more helpful.Keywords
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