Drug combinations you should avoid.

I’ve always held on to a belief which is that matters of health aren’t what anyone should be misinformed or outdated on. In another chapter of what you should know about your health, I’d be writing on combinations you should stay away from.

I’d start with party goers, that period of a party when you feel the party isn’t complete without that cup of alcohol and then you gulped the drink, so refreshing, you thought. Now, the party is over and you can’t help but crash the next morning. Suddenly you remember there’s more to your existence than lying down uselessly in the morning and you really should do something reasonable but your body isn’t willing and you’re seeing the solution to your situation as paracetamol, I’m writing to tell you that it’s a lie. Taking paracetamol at that moment may lead to nausea, vomiting, headaches, fainting, or loss of coordination, you can land in great danger.

Also, to lactose-loving brethren, your physician has just prescribed some drugs that fall under antibiotics and you prescribed a glass of milk to take along, as the consultant that you are. And you’re taking antibiotics with milk, Ngozi, you should run away from these and the reason is less complex than your last relationship. Calcium, which is a constituent of milk binds with the antibiotic drug and this change means it cannot get into the bloodstream to fulfil its purpose. Even if the milk affects just half of the drug, you’re only getting half the dose that wouldn’t still kill the infections.

Lastly, you know that drug that works to kill bacterias and parasites that cause infections in your body, popularly known as Flagyl. Don’t ever take that drug with alcohol because a person on Flagyl cannot fully digest alcohol, and drinking can cause the toxic acetaldehyde to build up in the bloodstream. You should stay away from these combinations, they can affect the concentration of drugs in your bloodstream and are injurious to your health.