title: Drugs and alcohol.
abstract: Millions of people in this country take medications, and millions drink alcohol. Both are drugs and have effects on the organs and systems with which they or their metabolites come in contact. This short article discusses some of the combined effects of prescribed drugs and alcohol on some systems, with special emphasis on the liver.
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D004358:Drug Therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000431:Ethanol