Get the full benefits of eating well and taking your medicine. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which foods and medicines mix and which do not. Read all the label information on the bottle or box. Some drugs are less irritating when taken with food. Should be taken on an empty stomach.
Food can slow down the absorption of some drugs.
Some foods may stop a drug from being absorbed or have other effects in the body, such as increasing blood pressure. Taking two or more drugs at the same time can have undesirable effects. Should not be taken with alcohol- a common culprit in drug reactions. Some medicines can raise the amount of alcohol in your blood or increase the effect it has on your coordination and attention. If you take several different types of medications, ask your doctor or pharmacist to review all your medications to check for endesirable interactions whenever you have a change in your prescriptions.