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Short answer Alcohol and this HIV combination: what to know Common questions Related questions Sources**You should check with your prescriber before drinking alcohol while taking abacavir, lamivudine, and zidovudine.**
Alcohol slows your body's removal of abacavir, increasing your exposure to the medicine. Whether you can drink depends on your liver health, other medicines, and how much alcohol you use. Tell your prescriber if you have hepatitis or other liver problems, because these also affect whether this medication combination is appropriate for you. Until you get individual advice, choose drinks without alcohol and keep taking your prescribed doses on schedule.
Alcohol and this HIV combination: what to know
Common questions
Can you drink alcohol while taking Abacavir, Lamivudine, and Zidovudine?
Check with your prescriber before drinking alcohol while taking abacavir, lamivudine, and zidovudine, also called Trizivir. Alcohol slows the removal of abacavir from your body, increasing your exposure to it. Your prescriber needs to consider your liver health, other medicines, and drinking pattern before advising whether you can drink. Avoid alcohol until you have that advice, and do not skip or stop doses to drink. Call your clinician right away if you develop yellow skin or eyes, dark urine, or pain in your upper right abdomen.