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Short answer Alcohol and this antibiotic combination: what to know Common questions Related questions Sources**You should avoid alcohol while receiving ceftazidime and avibactam injection, although a direct alcohol interaction is not established.**
Alcohol can worsen nausea and dizziness while you are being treated. If you receive this antibiotic for an abdominal infection, your treatment includes metronidazole, which carries a specific alcohol warning. Avoid alcohol throughout metronidazole treatment and for at least 3 days after your last dose, following US medication guidance. Ask your treating clinician or pharmacist to review your other medicines before you drink, and keep your infusions on schedule.
Alcohol and this antibiotic combination: what to know
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Can you drink alcohol while taking Ceftazidime and Avibactam Injection?
A direct interaction between alcohol and ceftazidime and avibactam injection (Avycaz) is not established, but you should avoid drinking during treatment because alcohol can worsen nausea and dizziness. For abdominal infections, you receive it with metronidazole: avoid alcohol during that treatment and for at least 3 days after your last metronidazole dose. Ask your treating clinician or pharmacist when you can drink again based on your recovery and other medicines. If you already drank, tell your care team how much and when; do not skip an infusion to drink.