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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Diabetes |
Altace06/19/2006 |
does the strength of taking altace drop if taken when drinking alcohol. I have a friend who takes 5mg a day ,does it cause drowsiness and what time is it best taken at.My friend has had type 1 since the age of 2 he is 37 now.
One of the most readily available sources of information for questions like that is the package insert. That is a document which can be provided by the pharmacist with any drug which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration which describes the characteristics of the drug and provides prescribing information and evidence about benefits and risks. Most package inserts are also available on an internet web site that can be found using a search engine.
The package insert for rampiril (brand name Altace) does not say anything either way about effects of taking the drug with alcohol. It does however say that metabolism of the drug is slowed in people who have impairments in liver function which might be an issue in some people who are excessive alcohol drinkers.
My own bias would be to discourage taking medicines with alcoholic beverages since it introduces uncertainty as in this situation. Of course, in some situations mixing alcohol with medicines can be quite dangerous. A particular example would be excessive drinking in people on insulin: excessive alcohol intake can interfere with the ability of the body to generate its own protective response against low blood sugar. Decisions about alcohol in people with diabetes need to be individualized: Those with impairments in the ability to respond to low blood sugar might particularly want to avoid alcohol entirely. Those able to maintain excellent blood sugar control might engage in modest alcohol intake (my own belief is to limit it to no more than 2 drinks at any one time and no more than 4 drinks per week although there is some evidence for benefit from up to 1 glass wine per day).
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Robert M. Cohen, MD Associate Professor Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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