Alcohol and Medication Interactions
alcohol as well as other substances; some of those enzymes, including alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and cytochrome P450 are described in more detail in the section “Alcohol Metabolism in the Liver.” The contribution of stomach (i.e., gastric) enzymes to first-pass alcohol metabolism, however, is controversial. Whereas some researchers have pro-
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