How many hours after medicine can I drink coffee?
This may depend on the medication. Anecdotally, some people recommend waiting 1 to 2 hours. However, there are no studies showing this works for all medication types, so this may not be accurate. There are also some medications people should be cautious of mixing with caffeine in general. In general, you should maintain an interval of several hours between drinking coffee and taking medication. This is because the caffeine in coffee can interact with active compounds in medications, which may affect the effectiveness or trigger the medication’s side effects.
Can I drink coffee one hour after antibiotics?
Some research suggests that caffeine should never be combined with antibiotics as this can lead to the medication not working. It may even lead to drug toxicity, where there is too much of the medication in your bloodstream. Caffeine – Some antibiotics can increase the effects of caffeine – and not in a good way. Antibiotics can keep your body from metabolizing the caffeine so it stays in your system longer.