Is Garlic Extract Safe with Alcohol?
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Avoid combining Garlic Extract with Alcohol — Garlic Extract blocks the liver enzyme (CYP2E1) that processes Alcohol, potentially raising Alcohol levels to toxic range. Consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Why this interaction occurs
Diallyl sulfide inhibits CYP2E1.
Evidence
Evidence level: moderate.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 35,493 reports mentioning Alcohol. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Alcohol + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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