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Gastrointestinal Medications
Axid - take with food. Avoid alcohol, limit caffeine, may need a bland diet. Tagamet - take with food. Avoid alcohol, limit caffeine, may need a bland diet. Take iron
supplement separately by 2 hours.
Zantac/Pepcid - may take with or without food. Avoid alcohol. limit caffeine, may need a
bland diet.
Antibiotics
Take the following on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after food.
Tetracycline - do not take milk, dairy products, iron or calcium supplements, antacids or
mineral supplements within 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking this medication. Take with 8 ounces of water.
Penicillin- avoid taking with citrus juices or carbonated beverages. For best results take
with 8 ounces of water.
Antihypertensives
(high blood pressure medication) Take the following on an empty stomach.
Capoten - decrease sodium, decrease calorie diet may be recomended. Avoid salt
substitutes that contain potassium, caution with potassium supplements. Take calcium or magnesium supplements separate by 2 hours. Maintain adequate fluid intake.
Procardia - take with decreased fat meal to prevent flushing. Do not take with orange,
grapefruit or other citrus fruit juices. A low salt diet may be recommended. Do not take calcium supplement within 3 hours of taking this medication. Avoid alcohol.
Cardizem - a low sodium, low calorie diet may be recommended. Hydrocholorothiazide - diuretic potassium depleting. May need to decrease sodium,
decrease calorie, increase potassium, increase magnesium. Avoid natural licorice. Limit alcohol. Caution with calcium supplements.
Antihyperlipidemics
These medications are prescribed to lower blood lipid (cholesterol) levels. A low cholesterol, low fat diet may be recommended. Avoid alcohol.
Pravachol - take on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after foods. Mevacor/Lopid - take with food. Zocor/Lescol - may take with or without food.
Cardiovascular
Lanoxin - take this medication 1 hour before breakfast. Avoid high fiber foods such as bran,
bran cereals or bran muffins for breakfast, but it is acceptable to eat high-fiber foods later in the day. Avoid natural licorice.
Edecrin - a high potassium, high magnesium diet may be recommended. Liberal sodium
diet for most patients. Limit alcohol.
Trental- a low cholesteral, low calorie diet may be recommended. Limit caffeine.
Miscellaneous Medications
Theophylline - this medication will not work well if you eat more protein than usual. Try to
eat the same protein foods each day. Avoid charcoal-broiled foods. Avoid caffeine. For Theo24 only take with a high fat meal or snack.
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (Parnate, Nardil, Marplan) - avoid foods high in tyramine. If
you eat foods high in tyramine while on this medication it can cause nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure and headaches. Avoid alcohol and limit caffeine.
Oral Hypoglycemics (Diabinese, Glucotrol, Diabeta, Micronase) - take with food and avoid
alcohol. Compliance with a diabetic diet is important.
Coumadin (anticoagulant) - avoid excessive amounts of foods that are high in vitamin K. Do
not drink herbal teas or green teas while taking this medication. Because of the varied effects that food can have on this medication, maintain a well balanced diet with a consistent intake of vitamin K. Avoid alcohol.