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Can you consume alcohol while taking eye drops for pink eye in both eyes?
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Yes: Everything in moderation! there is no direct interaction between drops that might be used for pink eye and alcohol.
Answered 6/26/2018
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Yes: Drinking alcohol wil not decrease the effectiveness of the antibiotic drops you are using. There is so little absorpion of the antibiotic into the blood stream that alcohol will not have an interaction.
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