Alcohol and Antibiotics: Which Ones Really Matter

The wedding is Saturday. The sinus infection arrived Tuesday, and the pharmacy bag came with a folded leaflet, a sticker about finishing the course, and nothing at all about champagne. So the question gets typed into a phone in the parking lot, the same way it is typed thousands of times a day: is a toast going to undo the medicine?

Most of us absorbed a rule somewhere along the way that antibiotics and alcohol simply do not mix. A grandparent said it. A friend swore by it. It has the ring of common sense, which is exactly why it has survived decades without much scrutiny.

The evidence tells a more interesting story. A small number of antibiotics carry a real, sometimes miserable interaction with alcohol. The most commonly prescribed ones do not. Knowing which is which matters more than any blanket rule, and it changes how you plan a week that includes both a prescription and a party.

Can you drink alcohol on amoxicillin antibiotics?

Amoxicillin belongs to the penicillin family, a group of antibiotics that work by interfering with the way bacteria build their cell walls. Alcohol has no known effect on that process, and it does not meaningfully change how the body absorbs or clears the drug. The NHS puts it plainly in its patient guidance: you can drink alcohol while taking amoxicillin. Mayo Clinic offers the same reassurance for antibiotics in general, noting that alcohol is not known to interfere with how most of them work.

That is the pharmacology. The practical picture is a little wider.

You are taking amoxicillin because something in your ear, chest, sinuses, throat or urinary tract has gotten out of hand. Your body is already spending energy on inflammation, fever and repair. Alcohol asks that same body to process a toxin, lose fluid and sleep worse. None of that stops the antibiotic, but none of it helps you recover, either.

The honest framing, in my view, is this: the question is rarely whether a drink is permitted. It is whether the drink is worth it while you are unwell. A single glass raised at a celebration is unlikely to matter. A long night of heavy drinking while running a temperature is a different decision, and the antibiotic is the least of the reasons to reconsider it.

If your prescription says otherwise, or your pharmacist advises differently because of your health history, follow that advice. Guidance written for the general population cannot see your chart.

Where did the 'never mix antibiotics and alcohol' rule come from?

Two things happened at once in the twentieth century. Antibiotics became everyday medicine, and one of them, metronidazole, produced a genuinely unpleasant reaction in people who drank while taking it. A warning that was accurate for one drug quietly spread to all of them.

Blanket rules are easier to give than nuanced ones. A pharmacist with a queue of customers can say ‘no alcohol’ in two seconds. Explaining that the answer depends on the drug, the dose timing and the person takes longer and risks being half-remembered. Over decades, the shortcut hardened into folk wisdom.

There is also a widely repeated story that early penicillin clinics discouraged alcohol not for chemical reasons but to keep patients from behavior that might spread infection. Whether or not that account is true in every detail, it captures something real: advice about alcohol has often been about conduct as much as chemistry.

The evidence base was finally examined systematically in a 2020 review published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, indexed on PubMed. The authors went drug by drug through the literature and found that many long-standing warnings rest on case reports, small studies or theoretical reasoning rather than controlled trials. For most antibiotic classes, they found no convincing evidence that moderate alcohol changes drug levels or effectiveness.

That does not make the old rule foolish. It makes it imprecise. The better version sounds like this: a few antibiotics require strict avoidance, a few have minor interactions worth knowing about, and the rest are largely indifferent to a glass of wine, even if your immune system is not.

Which antibiotics can't you drink alcohol with?

Below is the short list that actually earns the warning, alongside the common antibiotics that do not. The guidance column reflects NHS and Mayo Clinic patient information; the mechanism column describes what is understood or proposed about why the interaction happens.

Antibiotic	What happens with alcohol	What mainstream guidance says
Metronidazole	Flushing, headache, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, fast heartbeat	Avoid alcohol during treatment and for 48 hours after the last dose (NHS)
Tinidazole	Same reaction pattern as metronidazole	Avoid alcohol during treatment and for 72 hours after the last dose (NHS)
Linezolid	Reacts with tyramine in fermented drinks; can raise blood pressure	Avoid large amounts of tap beer, red wine and similar drinks (NHS)
Doxycycline	May be less effective in people who drink heavily over time	Caution for heavy or long-term drinking (NHS)
Erythromycin	Alcohol may slightly slow absorption	Minor; generally not a reason to abstain (NHS)
Amoxicillin and most penicillins	No known direct interaction	Moderate alcohol is acceptable (NHS, Mayo Clinic)

Two patterns stand out. The drugs at the top of the table are prescribed for specific situations, often gut, dental or gynecological infections, so many people will never encounter them. The drug at the bottom is one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the world. The rule people apply to everything was written for the exceptions.

One more caveat belongs here. Isoniazid, used for tuberculosis, carries its own alcohol warning because both stress the liver; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of NIH, lists it among medicines to keep separate from drinking. If you are on a less common antibiotic, the leaflet and your pharmacist are the right references, not a general article.

Why metronidazole and tinidazole react with alcohol

When you drink, your liver converts alcohol into acetaldehyde, a compound that is far more toxic than alcohol itself, then quickly converts acetaldehyde into harmless acetate. The second step is the important one. It is what keeps acetaldehyde from building up.

The long-standing explanation for the metronidazole reaction is that the drug slows that second step. Acetaldehyde accumulates, and the body responds the way it does to any sudden dose of it: skin flushes hot and red, the heart pounds, a headache arrives, and the stomach rebels. The pattern resembles the reaction produced by medicines deliberately designed to make drinking unpleasant, which is why it is often called a disulfiram-like reaction.

Here is where honesty matters. The 2020 PubMed-indexed review noted that controlled studies in humans have not consistently reproduced this effect, and that some reports of severe reactions may have involved other factors. The mechanism is best described as proposed rather than proven.

Does that mean the warning is overblown? Not in any way that should change your behavior. The reaction is documented often enough, and is unpleasant enough, that every major patient resource, including the NHS, Mayo Clinic and MedlinePlus, advises avoiding alcohol entirely while taking these two drugs. The upside of testing the theory on yourself is one drink. The downside is a night spent vomiting with a racing heart.

Tinidazole earns a longer waiting period because it stays in the body longer than metronidazole. That is why the NHS guidance separates them: 48 hours after the final dose for one, 72 hours for the other.

How long after taking amoxicillin is it safe to drink?

There is no waiting period. Because the NHS guidance permits alcohol during a course of amoxicillin, it follows that there is nothing to wait out once the course ends. The drug does not linger in a way that changes how alcohol affects you.

That answer surprises people, because the internet is full of specific numbers. Most of them are borrowed, knowingly or not, from the metronidazole and tinidazole guidance and stuck onto every antibiotic. If you see a confident figure for amoxicillin with no source attached, that is probably where it came from.

For the drugs that genuinely need a gap, the timelines in mainstream guidance are:

• Metronidazole: no alcohol during treatment and for 48 hours after the last dose (NHS).
• Tinidazole: no alcohol during treatment and for 72 hours after the last dose (NHS).
• Linezolid: avoid tyramine-rich drinks throughout the course; ask your pharmacist about timing afterward (NHS).

A more useful way to think about ‘how long’ with amoxicillin is to ask how long until you feel well, rather than how long until the drug is gone. Infections that warrant antibiotics often leave people tired for days after symptoms fade. Drinking while still recovering tends to prolong that fatigue, partly because alcohol fragments sleep and partly because it dehydrates you at a time when fluids matter.

The prescribing clinician’s instructions override any general timeline. Some people are told to avoid alcohol for reasons unrelated to the antibiotic itself: other medicines, a liver condition, a planned procedure. If you were given a specific instruction, that instruction is the one that applies to you.

Does alcohol stop antibiotics from working?

For amoxicillin, no. Alcohol does not neutralize the drug in the stomach, block its absorption in a meaningful way, or interfere with its action on bacterial cell walls. The 2020 evidence review found no support for reduced effectiveness with penicillins at moderate intake, and Mayo Clinic’s guidance echoes that alcohol is not known to impair most antibiotics.

The myth persists partly because it feels plausible. If alcohol is bad for you and antibiotics are good for you, surely one cancels the other. Biology does not work by arithmetic.

There are, however, two places where the myth brushes against something real.

Doxycycline is processed by the liver, and long-term heavy drinking ramps up the liver enzymes that break it down. The NHS notes that doxycycline may be less effective in people with a history of chronic alcohol use. This is a liver-adaptation effect, not a one-drink effect, and it applies to someone whose drinking has already changed how their liver works.

Erythromycin absorption may be slightly slowed by alcohol, according to NHS guidance. Slowed is not blocked; the drug still arrives.

What alcohol can do, indirectly, is make you a worse patient. Hangovers cause missed doses. Drinks taken in the evening can shift a dose schedule. Nausea from a night out gets blamed on the medicine, and the course gets abandoned. Every one of those is a genuine way to make an antibiotic fail, and none of them involve a chemical interaction. The drug is fine. The routine around it is what breaks.

The quieter cost: alcohol, sleep, hydration and your immune system

Picture recovery as a job your body works around the clock. White blood cells travel to the infection, inflammatory chemicals coordinate the response, damaged tissue gets repaired. Antibiotics are the reinforcement, not the whole army. Anything that weakens the rest of the workforce slows the job down.

Alcohol weakens it in three predictable ways.

Sleep comes first. Alcohol may help you fall asleep faster, but it fragments the second half of the night and suppresses the deeper stages of sleep the immune system relies on. NIH’s alcohol institute describes this disruption as one of alcohol’s most consistent short-term effects. Waking at three in the morning with a dry mouth and a pounding head is not a recipe for fighting a chest infection.

Fluids come second. Alcohol is a diuretic. Fever and infection already increase fluid loss, and if the infection involves the gut, diarrhea adds more. Layering a diuretic onto that leaves you drier than you would otherwise be, which shows up as headache, fatigue and dizziness, symptoms that are easy to misattribute to the antibiotic.

Immune function comes third. According to the CDC, excessive drinking weakens the immune system and makes the body more vulnerable to infection. That is a population-level finding about patterns of heavy use, not a claim that a glass of wine will undo a week of antibiotics. Still, it points in one direction: when you are already infected, alcohol is not a neutral bystander.

None of this argues for panic. It argues for proportion. If you are going to drink during a course of amoxicillin, keep it small, drink water alongside it, and protect your sleep.

Side effects that stack: nausea, stomach upset and dizziness

Amoxicillin’s most common side effects, per MedlinePlus and the NHS, are digestive: nausea, diarrhea, an upset stomach. A smaller number of people develop a rash. Alcohol, meanwhile, irritates the stomach lining and can produce nausea, loose stools and lightheadedness on its own.

Put them together and you lose the ability to tell what is causing what. That sounds like a minor inconvenience, but it has real consequences.

Suppose you develop persistent diarrhea on day three of a course. Antibiotics can disturb the balance of gut bacteria, and in rare cases allow a harmful organism to take hold, producing severe or bloody diarrhea that needs medical attention. MedlinePlus flags this specifically. If you drank the night before, you might dismiss the symptom as a hangover and wait. Or, conversely, you might stop a needed antibiotic because you blame it for something the drinking caused.

The same confusion applies to rash. Amoxicillin rashes are usually mild, but a rash accompanied by swelling, wheezing or difficulty breathing is an allergic emergency. Alcohol can flush the skin and, in some people, worsen hives. Sorting out a true drug reaction is easier when there is only one variable in the picture.

Dizziness deserves a mention too. Some antibiotics can cause it, alcohol certainly does, and infection with fever contributes as well. A person who stands up quickly and stumbles on antibiotics and two drinks is not experiencing a dangerous interaction; they are experiencing three ordinary causes of dizziness at once. The risk is the fall, not the chemistry.

Keeping drinking light while on any medicine is less about avoiding a dramatic reaction and more about keeping your symptoms readable.

What to avoid while taking amoxicillin (alcohol is not the main thing)

If a pharmacist had time to give you one warning about amoxicillin, it would not be about alcohol. It would be about the course itself.

The behaviors that actually undermine antibiotic treatment are mundane:

• Stopping early because you feel better. Symptoms often improve before the infection is fully cleared. The CDC and NHS both advise taking antibiotics exactly as prescribed and not stopping early unless your clinician tells you to.
• Skipping or doubling doses. Spacing keeps drug levels steady; irregular timing undermines that. If you miss one, the leaflet and your pharmacist will tell you what to do.
• Saving leftovers for next time or sharing them. The next infection may be viral, or caused by different bacteria, and partial courses feed antibiotic resistance.

Beyond the schedule, a few practical points from NHS guidance are worth knowing. Amoxicillin can be taken with or without food. It does not, on its own, reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraception, contrary to a widespread belief; what can interfere is vomiting or severe diarrhea from any cause, which may mean the pill is not absorbed. If that happens, follow the guidance in your contraceptive’s leaflet.

Tell your pharmacist about other medicines you take, including ones for gout and blood thinners, because a few can interact with amoxicillin. That is a conversation for a professional who can see your full list, not for a general article.

If you have ever had a reaction to any penicillin, say so before your first dose. Penicillin allergy is one of the most common drug allergies, and it is the single most important thing your prescriber needs to know.

Is amoxicillin a strong antibiotic?

‘Strong’ is not a word clinicians use to describe antibiotics, because it does not map onto anything measurable. A better question is: does this drug work against the bacteria causing this infection? Amoxicillin has been answering yes to that question for decades across a wide range of common infections, which is why it remains one of the most prescribed antibiotics in the world.

According to the NHS, it is used for chest infections including pneumonia, dental abscesses, ear infections, sinus infections and some urinary tract infections. It belongs to the penicillin group and acts by preventing bacteria from building the walls they need to survive and multiply. Bacteria that lack a susceptible cell wall, or that have developed enzymes to break the drug down, are not affected.

That last point is where ‘strength’ gets complicated. Some bacteria have evolved resistance to amoxicillin, which is why it is sometimes paired with a second component or replaced by a different class altogether. The CDC identifies antibiotic resistance as one of the most pressing public health threats, and every unnecessary or unfinished course contributes to it.

It also helps to remember what amoxicillin cannot do. Colds, flu, most sore throats and most coughs are viral. No antibiotic touches a virus. The CDC estimates that a substantial share of antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient settings are unnecessary for exactly this reason. If you were prescribed amoxicillin, the assumption is that a bacterial cause was likely; if you were not, that is often the right call rather than a sign of undertreatment.

So: is it strong? It is effective, well understood and appropriate for many common infections. Whether it is the right choice for yours is a judgment your prescriber makes based on the likely organism, your history and local resistance patterns.

Linezolid, doxycycline and the quieter interactions worth knowing

Between the dramatic metronidazole reaction and the non-interaction of amoxicillin sits a small group of antibiotics with subtler alcohol issues. They are worth understanding because they show that ‘interaction’ is not one thing.

Linezolid is the odd one out. Its alcohol warning has nothing to do with acetaldehyde. The drug has properties similar to a class of older antidepressants that block an enzyme called monoamine oxidase. That enzyme normally breaks down tyramine, a compound found in fermented and aged foods and drinks. When the enzyme is blocked, tyramine from tap beer, red wine, aged cheese or cured meats can accumulate and push blood pressure up sharply. NHS guidance advises people on linezolid to avoid large amounts of these drinks. A clear spirit contains little tyramine; a pint of cask ale contains far more. The alcohol is almost incidental.

Doxycycline’s issue is about the liver’s long memory. Regular heavy drinking induces liver enzymes that metabolize many drugs faster, doxycycline among them. The NHS notes it may be less effective in people with a history of chronic alcohol use. Someone who has one glass of wine a week does not have this problem. Someone whose liver has adapted to daily heavy drinking might.

Erythromycin’s interaction is the mildest: NHS guidance says alcohol may slightly reduce or delay its absorption. It is the sort of effect that matters in a pharmacology textbook more than in a kitchen.

Isoniazid, used in tuberculosis treatment, is different again. Both it and alcohol place strain on the liver, and NIH’s alcohol institute lists it among medicines where combining with drinking raises the risk of liver damage. Tuberculosis treatment is long, and the cumulative effect of months of drinking on top of it is the concern.

Four drugs, four different mechanisms. This is why the blanket rule fails: it treats a category as if it were a single substance.

How much is 'moderate'? A standard drink, explained

Every reassurance about alcohol and amoxicillin includes the word ‘moderate,’ and the word is nearly useless unless you know what it measures. Pours vary. A generous glass of wine at a restaurant can hold nearly two standard drinks. A craft beer at eight percent alcohol is not the same as a light lager at four.

The CDC defines a standard drink in the United States as one containing about 14 grams of pure alcohol. In everyday terms, that is roughly 12 ounces of beer at 5 percent alcohol, 5 ounces of wine at 12 percent, or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits at 40 percent, the strength usually labeled 80 proof.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as summarized by the CDC, describe moderate drinking as two drinks or fewer in a day for men and one or fewer for women, on days when alcohol is consumed. Those are ceilings for healthy adults, not targets, and the CDC is explicit that drinking less is better for health than drinking more.

When you are ill, the sensible ceiling is lower than the general one. Your body is already working; adding alcohol adds work. If you are taking amoxicillin and decide to have a drink, one standard drink, taken with food and a glass of water, is the version of ‘moderate’ that fits the situation. Two is where I would stop the conversation.

The people for whom any amount is the wrong amount are those already told to abstain: pregnant people, anyone with liver disease, people on other medicines that interact with alcohol, and anyone in recovery from alcohol dependence. An antibiotic course does not change those recommendations; it just adds one more reason to follow them.

What if you already had a drink on antibiotics?

The most common version of this question arrives at midnight, typed with some anxiety. The answer depends entirely on which antibiotic.

On amoxicillin or another penicillin, there is nothing to do. No interaction has occurred. Have some water, go to bed, and take your next dose on schedule. Do not double up to compensate for anything, because there is nothing to compensate for.

On metronidazole or tinidazole, the picture is different, though usually not dangerous. Stop drinking. Sip water. The reaction, if it comes, typically involves flushing, headache, nausea and a fast or pounding heartbeat, and it tends to appear within a short time of drinking. Most episodes are unpleasant rather than harmful and settle on their own. Continue your antibiotic as prescribed; stopping it early because you feel rotten trades a temporary problem for a returning infection.

Seek urgent care if the reaction escalates: chest pain, fainting, an irregular heartbeat, vomiting that will not stop, or trouble breathing. Those are not typical features and should not be waited out at home.

On linezolid, if you have had a large amount of tap beer or red wine and develop a severe headache, a stiff neck, chest pain or blurred vision, treat it as a possible blood pressure emergency and get help.

Whatever the drug, a call to your pharmacist or the prescribing clinician’s office the next day is reasonable if you are unsure. They can look at your full medicine list and tell you whether anything needs adjusting. Most of the time the answer will be ‘no, carry on,’ and there is relief in hearing it from someone who can see your record.

When to see a doctor

Most people finish a course of amoxicillin with nothing worse than a mildly unsettled stomach. A few warning signs, though, deserve prompt attention regardless of whether alcohol was involved.

Call emergency services or go to an emergency department if you develop signs of a serious allergic reaction: hives spreading over the body, swelling of the lips, tongue, face or throat, wheezing, tightness in the chest, or difficulty breathing. MedlinePlus lists these as reasons to stop the drug and seek immediate care. Penicillin allergy can escalate quickly, and it is not a symptom to sleep on.

Contact your clinician the same day if you have severe, watery or bloody diarrhea, or stomach cramps and fever alongside diarrhea, especially if it persists or appears after the course has ended. MedlinePlus notes this can signal a gut infection that sometimes follows antibiotic use and needs specific evaluation.

Seek advice if you notice yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, or pale stools. Liver problems with amoxicillin are rare but documented, and alcohol makes any liver symptom more urgent to sort out.

Go back if you are not improving. Antibiotics usually produce noticeable improvement within the timeframe your clinician described. If your fever climbs, your pain worsens, or new symptoms appear, the diagnosis or the drug may need revisiting. Do not stretch a course, add leftover tablets from a previous illness, or wait it out because the pharmacy is closed.

On metronidazole or tinidazole, the red flags after drinking are chest pain, fainting, an irregular heartbeat, persistent vomiting or breathing difficulty. On linezolid, a sudden severe headache or blurred vision after fermented drinks warrants urgent care. These are uncommon, but they are exactly the situations where waiting costs more than a phone call.

Frequently asked questions

Can you drink alcohol on amoxicillin?

Yes, in moderation. The NHS states plainly that you can drink alcohol while taking amoxicillin, and Mayo Clinic notes alcohol is not known to interfere with most antibiotics. Alcohol does not block the drug’s action on bacterial cell walls or meaningfully change how it is absorbed. It can, however, worsen nausea, disturb sleep and dehydrate you while you are already unwell, so one drink is a reasonable ceiling and none is the better choice.

How long after taking amoxicillin is it safe to drink?

There is no required waiting period. Because NHS guidance allows alcohol during a course of amoxicillin, nothing changes once the course ends. Specific waiting times you may have seen online are usually borrowed from metronidazole, which calls for 48 alcohol-free hours after the last dose, or tinidazole, which calls for 72. If your own prescriber gave you a different instruction because of your health history, follow theirs.

Which antibiotics can't you drink alcohol with?

Metronidazole and tinidazole are the two that require strict avoidance; both can cause flushing, headache, nausea, vomiting and a racing heartbeat when combined with alcohol, per NHS and Mayo Clinic guidance. Linezolid interacts with tyramine in fermented drinks such as tap beer and red wine and can raise blood pressure. Doxycycline may be less effective in long-term heavy drinkers. Most penicillins, including amoxicillin, have no known direct interaction.

What happens if you drink alcohol on metronidazole?

You may experience a reaction that includes hot, red flushing of the face and chest, a pounding headache, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and a fast heartbeat. It is often described as a disulfiram-like reaction and is thought to involve a build-up of acetaldehyde. Most episodes are unpleasant rather than dangerous and pass on their own. Seek urgent care for chest pain, fainting, an irregular heartbeat or vomiting that will not stop.

What should you avoid while taking amoxicillin?

The most important things to avoid are stopping early, skipping doses and saving leftovers, all of which undermine treatment and contribute to antibiotic resistance. Tell your pharmacist about other medicines you take, including gout medicines and blood thinners, because a few interact. Amoxicillin can be taken with or without food and does not itself weaken hormonal contraception, though vomiting or severe diarrhea from any cause can. Alcohol in moderation is not on the list.

Is amoxicillin a strong antibiotic?

‘Strong’ is not a clinical term; what matters is whether the drug works against the specific bacteria involved. Amoxicillin is a penicillin-class antibiotic that the NHS lists for chest infections, dental abscesses, ear and sinus infections and some urinary tract infections. It is effective, well understood and widely prescribed. It does nothing against viruses, which cause most colds, sore throats and coughs, and some bacteria have developed resistance to it.

Does alcohol make amoxicillin less effective?

No. Alcohol does not neutralize amoxicillin, block its absorption in a meaningful way, or interfere with how it damages bacterial cell walls. A 2020 review of the published evidence found no support for reduced effectiveness with penicillins at moderate intake. The indirect risks are behavioral: a hangover that causes a missed dose, or nausea blamed on the drug that leads someone to abandon the course. Those genuinely can make treatment fail.

Can one glass of wine hurt while taking antibiotics?

On amoxicillin or another penicillin, a single glass is very unlikely to cause any problem, according to NHS and Mayo Clinic guidance. On metronidazole or tinidazole, even one glass can trigger flushing, nausea and a racing heart, so the answer is to avoid it entirely. On linezolid, a glass of red wine or a pint of tap beer matters because of tyramine. Check which antibiotic you have before deciding; the drug, not the quantity, is the deciding factor.

Does drinking alcohol cancel out antibiotics or mean you have to restart the course?

No. Alcohol does not undo doses already taken, and there is no reason to restart or extend a course of amoxicillin because you had a drink. Continue taking the antibiotic exactly as prescribed. The one scenario where a drink genuinely matters is with metronidazole or tinidazole, where the issue is an unpleasant reaction rather than lost effectiveness; even then, guidance is to keep taking the antibiotic and simply stop drinking.

Why do people say never mix antibiotics and alcohol if it's only true for a few?

Because a warning that was accurate for metronidazole spread to every antibiotic, and because a blanket rule is faster to give than a nuanced one. A 2020 review in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy examined the evidence drug by drug and found many warnings rest on case reports or theory rather than controlled trials. The accurate version is that a handful of antibiotics need strict avoidance, a few have minor interactions, and most are indifferent to moderate alcohol.

References

• NHS: Can I drink alcohol while taking antibiotics?
• NHS: Common questions about amoxicillin
• MedlinePlus: Amoxicillin

This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified doctor about your individual situation.