title: Food and drug interactions in critically ill adults.
abstract: What happens when two needed therapies collide in the critically ill patient? This article explores the negative interaction of food and drugs that can occur along with important nursing implications. Also included is a discussion on the development of a food-drug interaction program, a multifaceted and comprehensive approach to monitoring, evaluating, reporting, and reducing the occurrence of food-drug interactions.
authors.affiliation: John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA. L.Harrington@TCU.edu
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Cris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D018565:Food-Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee / Q000458:organization & administration; D011322:Primary Prevention