Does Alcohol Interact With Oxycontin?

Posted on Sun, 22 Nov 2015

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Question : I took 50mg of oxycontin 4 hours ago and forgetting that I was on pain killers I just drank 12 oz of wine that is 25% alcahol. am I going to be okay?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You will be okay!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I understand your worries about taking alcohol and medications at the same time. You will be fine and all will be okay. Be calm and simply avoid doing such in future.

Keep me updated. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar