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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.
Floxin/Noroxin- take with 8 ounces of water. Drink plenty of fluids. 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 highfiber foods later in the day. Avoid natural licorice.
Trental- a low cholesteral, low calorie diet may be recommended. Limit caffeine. Bumex/Lasix/Hydrodiuril- a low salt, high potassium diet may be recommended.
Avoid natural licorice and alcohol.
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 Theo-24 only take with a high fat meal or snack.
nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure and headaches. Avoid alcohol and limit caffeine.
Tyramine exceptions: most vegetables and fruits, fresh meat and fish, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, major domestic brands of beer, most wines MAOI's + tyramine-rich food= hypertensive crisis (s/s headache, tachycardia, palpitations, n/v). If hypertensive crisis occurs, BP can be lowered by IV phentolamine and sublingual nifedipine.