Ch.13 Matching
| What are 3 ways that food affects how medications work in the body? |
| -Slow digestion
-Alter the pH of the stomach
-Change the bacterial flora of the intestines |
| Why should fluoroquinolones not be taken with dairy products? |
| Dairy products can bind to the medication and make it ineffecticve |
| What happens when you take anticholinergic medications with alcohol? |
| Why should patients limit alcohol consumption when taking tylenol? |
| Increased risk of liver damage |
| What about grapefruit juice makes it interact with so many medications? |
| It's a CYP450 inhibitor so it increases the level of medication metabolized by CYP450 |
| What is the effect of having alcohol with disulfiram? |
| Severe nausea and vomiting due to decreased ability to digest alcohol |
| What are medications with similar effects as disulfiram when taken with alcohol? |
| -Cephalosporins
-Chloral hydrate
-Metronidazole |
| Why are antacids, PPI's, and H2 Agonists taken on an empty stomach? |
| Food is also an antacid so it will render the medication ineffective |
| What does "take on an empty stomach" mean? |
| Take medications 2 hours after food was last ingested |
| Why are NSAID's usually taken with food? |
| Because they can irritate the stomach lining |
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