title: [Food-drug interactions: an underestimated risk].
abstract: With only few exceptions, administration of medicaments should, in principle, be independent of food intake (at least half an hour before or two hours after eating). This ensures uniform and assessable bioavailability. However, it also entails the risk that the patient is more likely to forget to take medication postponed to 2 hours after a meal, than when it is directly coupled to a meal. Certain foodstuffs or food constituents, such as, for example, grapefruit, Seville orange juice, red wine, alcoholic drinks in general, or large quantities of caffeine and garlic should be avoided during drug treatment. In addition, specific interactions with certain drugs must also be taken into account (e.g. MAO inhibitors and tyramine, curamine and vitamin K).
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Präventive und Rehabilitative Medizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg. soennich@med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sönnichsen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donner-Banzhoff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D001682:Biological Availability; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D018565:Food-Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System