1. Don’t take cold medicines and drive. 2. Don’t take erythromycin and food concurrently as it would delay absorption of the drug. 3. Don’t take your malaria drugs with folic acid or vitamin C. 4. Don’t take NSAIDs like ibuprofen, Aspirin,diclofenac on an empty stomach.
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Most cold medicines have drowsiness as their side effects. You are not to operate machinery or drive while on it.
Folic acid favors the growth of malaria parasite so taking it with malaria drugs is just one counteractive activity as there will be recrudescence.
NSAIDs can cause ulcer as they irritate gastric lining so make sure to take them with food to reduce that particular effect.
Taking malaria drugs concomitantly with vitamin C reduces it effects.
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1. If you are taking Magnesium trisilicate (mismag, an antacid) and another drug, take the mismag at least 2hrs before taking the drug or 3hrs after taking the drug. 2. Tetracycline is best taken on an empty stomach. Take it 1hr before or 2hrs after meals or snacks. 👇🏿
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3. Take tetracycline 2hrs before or after taking zinc containing products. 4. Take tetracycline 2hrs before or 6hrs after taking an antacid. 5. Azithromycin should be given 1h before or 2hrs after meals when administered orally.
6. Malaria drugs especially the Artemether/Lumefantrine combination is better taken with oily food as it would increase it absorption. 7. Fluoroquinolone(e.g Ciprofloxacin) should be taken 2hr before or 2hr after taking diary products.
•Cut on carbonated drinks 🍹
•Don’t eat fresh tomatoes 🍅
•Stay away from beans
•Stay away from pepper and peppery foods🌶
•Moderate you intake of fries and fried foods 🍟
•Stop smoking 🚭
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•Moderate/cut your alcohol intake🍷
•Taking oranges especially on an empty stomach can worsen it 🍊
•cut on your milk intake, take yoghurts instead as it contains probiotics that are good for your stomach.
•Chocolate affect certain people with ulcer, if it makes you have stomach discomfort, cut it till your ulcer heals properly.
•Use Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Diclofenac only when your healthcare provider prescribes such for you as they can worsen stomach ulcer.
1. Antacid (e.g Mis mag) & any other drug most especially tetracyclines & Magnesium supplements. 2. If you are taking drugs to reduce BP don’t take NSAIDs. 3. Thyroid hormone and Omeprazole 4. Grape juice and any other drug👇🏿
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5. Antibiotics and diary products like milk. 6. Trimethoprim and anti-hypertensive agents. 7. Clarithromycin and Amlodipine. 8. Warfarin and NSAIDs (e.g Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, Diclofenac).
Using the above drugs concomitantly can result in drug interactions, which may either lessen the effects of the drugs or worsen the condition in which the drug is to treat or create another problem for the patient.
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