Azithromycin and Alcohol drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Azithromycin (azithromycin) and Alcohol (alcohol). Common drug interactions include headache among females and depression among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Azithromycin and Alcohol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 22 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

22 people who take Azithromycin and Alcohol together, and have interactions are studied.

Azithromycin and Alcohol drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Azithromycin and Alcohol, by gender? *:

female:

Headache (pain in head)
Pain
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Caecitis (inflammation of the cecum)
Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
Fall
Hypersensitivity
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Vomiting
Chronic fatigue syndrome (disorder that causes extreme fatigue)

male:

Depression
Abdominal discomfort
Death
Drug abuse
Hepatic failure (liver failure)
Homicidal ideation (thoughts about human killing another human)
Nephrogenic anaemia (anaemia due to kidney disease)
Pancreatitis acute (sudden inflammation of pancreas)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizophrenia, paranoid type (delusions and auditory hallucinations but relatively normal intellectual functioning and expression of affect)

What are the common drug interactions of Azithromycin and Alcohol, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Caecitis (inflammation of the cecum)
Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
Hypersensitivity
Vomiting
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Chronic fatigue syndrome (disorder that causes extreme fatigue)
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
Disability
Drug ineffective
Fall

40-49:

Depression
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Colitis pseudomembranous (antibiotic-associated diarrhoea)
Craniocerebral injury (injury to cranium and brain)
Drug abuse
Drug effect decreased
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
Headache (pain in head)
Hepatic failure (liver failure)
Hiatus hernia (hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm)

50-59:

n/a

60+:

Drug effect decreased
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
Intestinal obstruction
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
Nephrogenic anaemia (anaemia due to kidney disease)
Pain
Headache (pain in head)
Joint injury
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 8 people, 36.36%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 7 people, 31.82%
Drowsiness: 7 people, 31.82%
Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 7 people, 31.82%
Breast Cancer: 4 people, 18.18%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 13.64%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 3 people, 13.64%
Scoliosis (a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side): 2 people, 9.09%
Procedural Pain: 2 people, 9.09%
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry;): 2 people, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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