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  1. Use DrugBank's free, powerful Food Interaction Checker to check for potentially unsafe drug interactions with food.

  2. A drug/nutrient interaction occurs when a drug affects the use of a nutrient in the body. This fact sheet describes common food/drug and drug/nutrient interactions.

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  3. EFFECT OF FOOD/NUTRIENTS ON MEDICATION ABSORPTION. Food intake in relation to drug administration can have a significant impact on drug dissolution and absorption. The presence of food changes gastric motility, changes the gastrointestinal pH, and provides substances for drug and nutrient chelation and adsorption.

  4. A food drug interaction may prevent a medicine form working the way it should, cause a side effect from a medicine to get worse or better, and/or cause a new side effect.

  5. Nov 9, 2023 · Fooddrug interactions (FDIs) occur when a food item alters the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of a drug. FDIs can be clinically relevant, as they can hamper or enhance the therapeutic effects of a drug and impact both their efficacy and their safety.

  6. Introduction. Any medication – whether over the counter or prescription – can lead to an interaction with foods you eat. . Common impacts of an interaction include: a delay or decrease the absorption of the drug. an increase in the absorption of a medication and not allowing it to work for the length of time intended.

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  8. Drug-nutrient interactions can create marginal nutritional deficiencies that can have medical consequences for some patients. Examples include the following: •Aminoglycoside antibiotics (e.g., gentamicin) and diuretics can reduce blood levels of potassium and other electrolytes

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