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How soon to wait after taking antibiotics before drinking coffee?

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Only concerns:: 1. Milk and tetracycline are incompatible, but black coffee is ok. 2. Fluoroquinolones (such as cipro) slow down elimination of caffeine - you can still drink coffee, but will tolerate less of it before getting jittery.

Answered 8/11/2016

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