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Many Medical practitioners always tell you, NEVER take #Flagyl & Alcohol together within 3 days (72 hours) apart but Never give you a concrete reason.
So it's my duty as an Pharmacist to disclose the Chemistry behind it.
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🧵 A Thread 👇 #ChiefRx
So it's my duty as an Pharmacist to disclose the Chemistry behind it.
(Retweet for awareness)
🧵 A Thread 👇 #ChiefRx
Flagyl (Metro) itself is an Alcohol with Nitrogens attached to it.
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2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl) ETHANOL
The added moieties to the alcohol makes it effective on certain infections.
(Quick Remainder that Alcohol can be used as Sanitizer against microbes)
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2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl) ETHANOL
The added moieties to the alcohol makes it effective on certain infections.
(Quick Remainder that Alcohol can be used as Sanitizer against microbes)
2/cont...
Drugs generally have side effects but those side effects become more pronounced when used with certain medications.
Now in the case of Flagyl, it can cause Disulfiram reactions especially when used together or few hours apart with Alcohol.
What's a Disulfiram reaction?
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Now in the case of Flagyl, it can cause Disulfiram reactions especially when used together or few hours apart with Alcohol.
What's a Disulfiram reaction?
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