Drug Nutrient Interactions (BDA Manual Tables)

Classes of drugs that are most likely to have nutritional implications

CLASS OF DRUG	POSSIBLE NUTRITIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Amphetamines	Increased appetite
Antacids	- Can bind with minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc, and reduce their absorption - Antacids raise gastric pH and this may also impair the absorption of some trace elements, especially vitamin B12, which requires acid conditions for its release from dietary protein
Antibiotics	- Anorexia - Altered gut flora and diarrhoea -

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