Question

Can I drink after PEP?

8 December 2022. Related: All topics, Drug interactions, PEP/PEPSE.

Hello, I am on PEP, I decided not to take anything alcoholic during the regimen, my question is after the 28 day course, how long should I wait to drink alcohol again? I only drink beer and a little wine, no any other form of alcohol.
Thank you

Answer

Answer: Josh Peasegood

Hi, how are you?

You can have alcohol now. Alcohol does not reduce how effective PEP is. The problem some people experience is alcohol causing them to forget to take PEP. This is how it reduces effectiveness. However if you remember, there is no problem consuming alcohol while on PEP. Now that you have finished your course there is no risk of it affecting PEP.

Josh.

11 comments

  1. Ali •

    Is Pep really Effective on HIV

  2. Simon Collins •

    Hi Ryan, other procedures do not affect PEP. Other info about PEP is here:
    https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq

  3. Ryan •

    Am just from doing A CT scan with contrast and was injected lopromide injection for ultra image minutes after I took my PeP medicine. Can this cause the pep medicine to be less effective or not to work??

  4. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Enoch, please see this previous question for information about D17: https://i-base.info/qa/20156

  5. Enoch •

    Hi doc i went for pep doctor gave me d17 will it work for me as pep am worried

  6. Leiter •

    Thanks Josh. The man in the chemist who gave it to me told me that it would reduce its effectiveness if I drank alcohol but I guess he said this because it may mean I’d forget to take it. I would never drink to the point where it would make me forget, though.

  7. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Leiter, drinking alochol while on PEP will not reduce how effective it is. As long as alcohol is not causing you to forget to take PEP at the same time each day, it will not make PEP work less.

  8. Leiter •

    Does drinking alcohol while on “Dolutegravir, Emtricitabine, Tenofovir, Alafenamide (a single pill) for PEP reduce its effectiveness?

  9. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Rock350, consuming alcohol will not effect PEP. As long as alcohol does not cause you to forget to take PEP there is no interaction between them.

  10. Rock350 •

    Hi doc iam on my pep medicine since last 10 days. IAM a binge drinker . So if I consume alcohol will it effect my pep medicine?

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