Drug & supplement interaction

Beer + Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide brand names: Tactuo, Epiduo Forte.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide and Beer in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Beer safety at a glance

Beer overall Use caution Beer contains alcohol, which is harmful in excess and carries risks even in moderate amounts.

Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When alcoholic beer is used orally. Alcohol is a teratogen. Use during pregnancy, especially during the first two months after conception, is associated with si... Read the full pregnancy detail

Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When alcoholic beer is used orally. Alcohol is secreted in breast milk. Chronic use can cause abnormal psychomotor development and disrupt the infant's sleep-wa... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide and Beer? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide is filed under a single classification — topical drugs. Beer has documented interactions with 35 drug classes — the most serious being cisapride (propulsid) (major), cns depressants (major) and disulfiram (antabuse) (major) — and none of Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Beer Does Interact With Other Medications

Beer has 654 major, 272 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Major 654 Moderate 272 No known interaction 1,904 (incl. Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide)

Taking anything else?

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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Beer. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

A skin rash Additional detail
Beer
“Beer made with barley can cause anaphylaxis in sensitive individuals. A case report describes a 32-year-old male who developed anaphylaxis within minutes of ingesting beer, and who had positive skin tests to at least nine beer brands. Another case report describes a 33-year-old female who developed allergic reactions ranging from mild symptoms to anaphylaxis after consumption of beer or wine.”

Beer · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
5 sources cited

317. Fernandez-Anaya S, Crespo JF, Rodriguez JR, et al. Beer anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103:959-60.

99640. Pita JS, Sousa N, Bartolome B, Loureiro C, Bom AT. Beer: an uncommon cause of anaphylaxis. BMJ Case Rep 2019 Jan 3;12(1). pii: e227723. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227723. PubMed

107819. German-Sanchez A, Alonso-Llamazares A, Garcia-Gonzalez F, Matala-Ahmed B, Bartolome-Zavala B, Antepara-Ercoreca I. Allergy to beer and wine caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a patient sensitized to fungi. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021. PubMed

6174. Vally H, de Klerk N, Thompson PJ. Alcoholic drinks: important triggers for asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;105:462-7. PubMed

34042. Kelso, J. M., Keating, M. U., Squillace, D. L., O'Connell, E. J., Yunginger, J. W., and Sachs, M. I. Anaphylactoid reaction to ethanol. Ann Allergy 1990;64(5):452-454.
Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Beer but not commonly for Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide: an irregular heartbeat, confusion, a heart attack and dependence or withdrawal symptoms.

Effects for Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Beer come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Beer in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Unsafe

When alcoholic beer is used orally. Alcohol is a teratogen. Use during pregnancy, especially during the first two months after conception, is associated with significant risk of spontaneous abortion, fetal alcohol syndrome, and developmental and behavioral dysfunction in infants and children; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of non-alcoholic beer when used during pregnancy.

Lactation Likely Unsafe

When alcoholic beer is used orally. Alcohol is secreted in breast milk. Chronic use can cause abnormal psychomotor development and disrupt the infant's sleep-wake pattern. Alcohol also seems to reduce milk production; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of non-alcoholic beer when used during lactation.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

This page covers Beer only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide page lists 3 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Dimethylsulfoxide (dmso) (moderate), Turpentine Oil (moderate) and Alchemilla (minor).

By severity: 2 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide page

“Adapalene with benzoyl peroxide (Epiduo Forte, Tactuo) is an acne gel that works on the skin surface, so its supplement interactions are fewer and quieter than most oral medicines carry. Only three ingredients appear here, none rated major, and every one of them is something applied to the skin rather than swallowed.”

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How much people look this up

Where Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Beer

Top 25%

#332 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Medication Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide

Steady interest

#1,604 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?

Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Beer reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 2026.
What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.

Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Beer

What is Beer?

Social and recreational drinking
Relaxation
Heart health (popular belief)
Bone health (popular belief)
Source of antioxidants and B vitamins

Beer is an alcoholic beverage that contains some minerals, B vitamins, and plant compounds from hops and grain, but it is not a health supplement. Any possible benefits come only from light-to-moderate intake, and they are easily outweighed by the well-known harms of alcohol. The safest amount of alcohol for health is none, and beer should be avoided in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Fermented beverage made from malted grain (usually barley), hops, yeast, and water · Lager, ale, stout, porter, non-alcoholic beer, low-alcohol beer

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Beer is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Beer record says about it on its own.

Beer: dosing

There is no medical "dose" of beer, because it is not a treatment. If a person chooses to drink, U.S. dietary guidelines describe moderate drinking as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. One standard drink is roughly a 12-ounce regular beer (about 5% alcohol).These limits are upper boundaries, not goals or recommendations to start drinking. Health authorities increasingly note that less alcohol is better, and that not drinking at all is the safest choice.

From our Beer monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Beer monograph & all interactions

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Other Drugs & Beer

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Beer — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

654Major

272Moderate

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1,903No known interaction

654 Major 272 Moderate 1,903 No interaction

Major

654 interactions

Showing 60 of 654 major interactions — see all 654 on the Beer page.

Moderate

272 interactions

Showing 60 of 272 moderate interactions — see all 272 on the Beer page.

No interaction 1,903 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Beer against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 1,903 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Beer list.

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See every supplement checked against Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Beer References

The 75 references that drive our Beer monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

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Mifsud S, Schembri EL, Mercieca Balbi M, Gruppetta M, Clark J. Beer, hyponatraemia and cardiac conduction defects. BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 14;2018. pii: bcr-2018-224260. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224260. PubMed
Pita JS, Sousa N, Bartolome B, Loureiro C, Bom AT. Beer: an uncommon cause of anaphylaxis. BMJ Case Rep 2019 Jan 3;12(1). pii: e227723. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227723. PubMed
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German-Sanchez A, Alonso-Llamazares A, Garcia-Gonzalez F, Matala-Ahmed B, Bartolome-Zavala B, Antepara-Ercoreca I. Allergy to beer and wine caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a patient sensitized to fungi. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021. PubMed
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Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Beer with Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide?

We do not list a known interaction between Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.

Do Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide have any of the same side effects?

Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.

How was the Beer and Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide combination checked?

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide is filed under 1 classification, and Beer has documented interactions with 35 drug classes — none of Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.

Does Beer interact with any other medications?

Yes. Beer has 926 documented drug interactions in our database — Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Does Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide interact with any supplements?

Yes. Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide has documented interactions with 3 supplements in our database — Beer is not one of them. The Adapalene, Benzoyl Peroxide interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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