Pharmacists tell us about the dangerous combination of certain foods and medicines.
For example, grapefruit juice can seriously damage the liver, and green salad - cause a stroke!
Teacher of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kingston - Philippe Krill - warns: dangerous It may be not only the interaction of certain medicines with others, but also the combination with conventional food and drinks!
English teacher and a pharmacist has a list of critical combinations of medicine products and explained what it can threaten.
A side effect of the drug and food
Attention! If you are taking any medicines mentioned in this article, do not stop taking!
Any sudden change in treatment may have more serious consequences than any listed interactions.
Before you change something you should consult with your doctor.
1. Grapefruit juice and medicine for cholesterol
Hazards include tablets which contain statins.
The names of such products very much.
These drugs are prescribed to lower cholesterol in the bloodAnd - consequently - for prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke.
Typically, patients with high cholesterol are advised to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in the diet.
But grapefruit juice may cause liver damage and other adverse effects.
It grapefruit juice may slow the decay of some statins in the body, thereby increasing their presence in the blood, which leads to more side effects.
Up to liver damage.
2. Milk or calcium and antibiotics
Supplements of calcium and vitamin D for strong bones prescribed regularly.
But if you are taking certain antibiotics in parallel, it is necessary to know how these vitamins and medicines interact with each other.
This applies particularly antibiotics of the tetracycline and quinolones.
Calcium reduces the effectiveness of antibiotics.
In combination with current drug substance calcium forms insoluble complexes.
As a result, the effectiveness of the drug decreases, and with it the speed of recovery.
Usually enough to take vitamins and medications at different times, leave a gap 2 - 6 hours.
Dairy products should be consumed for at least 2 hours after taking antibiotics, because the milk contains vitamin K. Suffice it to even a small amount of milk in coffee, to worsen the effects of certain drugs.
3. St. John's wort and contraceptive
St. John's wort is added to tea or brewed separately.
This is a very popular tool, which is used in different cases - from problems with the stomach to relieve stress.
Many are convinced that the grass is absolutely harmless. On the contrary.
St. John's wort reduces the effect of the contraceptive.
St. John's Wort - a good example of an inducer of enzymes, ie a substance that accelerates the decomposition of another substance.
This means that another drug becomes less effective.
In particular, St. John's wort decreases the effectiveness of birth control pills. Increasing the likelihood of pregnancy.
Therefore, those who use hormonal pills should not drink tea with St. John's wort.
4. Lettuce or green tea and warfarin
Warfarin - a drug that reduces blood clotting. It is prescribed for the treatment and prophylaxis of thrombosis and thromboembolism vessels.
Usually, in order to control the dosage, patients prescribed regular blood tests.
During treatment, doctors offer abandon the lettuce leaves and green tea because they may increase the risk of stroke or thrombosis.
Foods containing vitamin K, such as leafy green vegetables and green tea may reduce the effect of warfarin.
Vitamin K accelerates the removal of drugs from the body, which means that there may be a critical error in dosage.
If the dose of vitamin K will be reduced, then there is an increased risk of stroke or thrombosis.
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