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Drug/Food Interactio
Foods that have adverse reactions with certain drugs
Question | Answer |
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TYPE 1 Substances in direct physical contact with each other (outside the body) | Precipitates in the TPN solution. Example is Calcium & Phosphate - will cause microvascular pulmonary emboli. 2 Substances too small to see, crystalize as they mix in the TPN tubing, colorless and too small to see. |
TYPE 2 Interaction takes place when meds and nutrients are taken by mouth or enteral route | Example: Grapefruit juice can cause blood levels of many drugs to be elevated. Effect can last 72 hrs |
Drugs that have adverse reaction with Grapefruit Juice | Felodipine- hypertension drug Diazepam- (Valium) anti-convulsant Simvastatin- lowers bad cholesterol |
Drugs to take on empty stomach | AMPICILLIN; CLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN |
Drugs to be taken WITH food | Vasodialators - Verapamil |
Drugs taken with High Fiber Meals | Digoxin is used to treat congestive heart failure and to slow the heart rate in patients with atrial fibrillation |
Drugs with adverse reaction with Cranberry juice | Warfarin; Risk is hemorrhaging. Avoid foods in vitamin K |
Licorice Effects | Water and Sodium retention; hypertension; Hypochloremia |
Don't take with Milk or Dairy products | Ciprofloxacin -anitbiotic Tetracycline - |