Rituxan and Alcohol

Rituxan and alcohol interactions can occur. Drinking alcoholic beverages during treatment should be avoided.Â

Side Effects

Drinking alcohol may enhance the side effects of the medication, such as dizziness, nausea, and increased thirst.

Interactions

Drinking alcohol produces many of the same side effects as Rituxan (rituximab) treatment, such as nausea, so that they would be enhanced.

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Darla Ferrara worked for years as an EMT and is now a full-time freelance writer who has created byline pieces for USAToday, Jillian Michaels, USARiseUP, New York Times -- About.com, Multibrief, MedCity News, LiveStrong, and AOL. She earned her Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Resuscitation Science Certification from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, her Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Certification from the University of California, San Francisco, and her certification in Musculoskeletal Case Studies - Anatomy from Harvard Medical School.