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Short answer Alcohol and aducanumab: what to know Common questions Related questions Sources**There is no known direct interaction between alcohol and aducanumab-avwa injection, but regular or heavy drinking works against the reason you are getting the infusions.**
Aducanumab-avwa is given by IV to clear amyloid plaque in early Alzheimer's disease, and the labeling does not list alcohol as a contraindication. The real issue is overlap: alcohol dulls memory, attention, and balance, which are the same things your care team measures to judge whether treatment is helping. Drinking also raises fall risk in older adults and can blur symptoms like headache or confusion that need to be reported after an infusion. Most other medicines taken alongside it, including donepezil, memantine, sleep aids, and blood thinners, have their own alcohol cautions. If you drink at all, keep it light, spread out, and never as a way to manage sleep or agitation.
Alcohol and aducanumab: what to know
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Can you drink alcohol while taking Aducanumab-avwa Injection?
Aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm) is an intravenous antibody for early Alzheimer's disease, and no direct alcohol interaction has been established. The concern is additive. Alcohol impairs memory, attention, balance, and sleep, so drinking can mask or mimic the changes your care team tracks between infusions and MRI checks. It also raises fall risk and can worsen thinking over time. If you drink, keep it light, have it with food, and skip it in the days around an infusion or scan. Tell your neurologist what you actually drink, including beer and wine, and ask again before starting memantine, donepezil, a sedative, or a blood thinner.