Medicine-alcohol combo can kill you

Patients should make it a habit to read and re-read leaflets that always accompany drugs for directives. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • ‘I am sorry my dear doctor,” I have a question to ask,’’ said one of my friends, John, who was in attendance.
  • He began by narrating his troubles, “I was diagnosed with amoebic dysentry yesterday. The doctor prescribed some tablets known as Norzole, but he instructed me not to take alcohol for five days as I undergo this treatment.”