Educate Patients at Discharge About Alcohol Interactions

December 2015

The holidays will bring more questions at discharge about when to avoid alcohol with certain medications.

We know to avoid alcohol with CNS depressants...opioids, benzos, etc.

But patients may ask about other meds. Use the following tips to provide discharge advice on when it's okay to have a celebratory drink with certain meds...versus when alcohol should be avoided altogether.

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Educate Patients at Discharge About Alcohol Interactions

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