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How can drinking alcohol the night before a blood test for accutane affect the results?
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See below: Alcohol can raise your liver enzymes, making blood liver function tests falsely elevated. You should avoid alcohol while on Accutane anyway, as it can produce a disulfiram-like reaction (massive nausea/vomiting, stomach aches/cramping, etc.).
Answered 6/11/2018
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