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My partner took the azithromycin and he drank a lot the night of taking it. he still has chlamydia. why? did alcohol effect the meds?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Please clarify: Why do you say he still has chlamydia. Did he get the correct treatment of a shot and two pills? Or just two pills? Was he retested or just has symptoms? Yes. Alcohol makes antibiotics less effective,

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Answered 7/19/2018

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