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I was proscribed celetimine for my sinus it say i cant drink but i only take one pill a day would affect me i did drink alcohol?

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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

Wait till it's done: You would like to make sure that the antibiotic does its job. Wait until it's finished, then have a drink

Answered 7/31/2014

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I was proscribed celetimine for my sinus it say i cant drink but i only take one pill a day would affect me i did drink alcohol?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

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