Prescribed Medication Interactions

[classic33]

Phenytoin < > Food
If your doctor does prescribe these medications together, you may need a dose adjustment or special test to safely use both medications.

Zonisamide < > Food
GENERALLY AVOID

Food, prescribed medication?
Anyone else had such warnings given?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Nothing on
Www.medicines.org.uk
Says owt about food.

 

[classic33]

Nothing on
Www.medicines.org.uk
Says owt about food.

http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.php

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.php

All I see is the same as the the Brit one. 'Take meds avoid booze or expect weird shoot'.

 

[classic33]

The dangers of self diagnosis

 

[BrynCP]

Surely this is just poorly labelled ("food"). Enteral Feeding is something very specific, it doesn't apply to eating normal food.

 

[vickster]

There are lots of drugs you can't take with grapefruit (juice)

Are you tube fed? If so your link would apply, otherwise not as @BrynCP says, if concerned talk to your pharmacist

 

[BrynCP]

Yes grapefruit juice can enhance many drugs. I take Carbamazepine for seizure control and I am not supposed to consume grapefruit juice as it may increase its effects resulting with blood levels ending up being unpredictable.

 

[ColinJ]

Yesterday, my niece was telling me about someone she knows who suffers from fibromyalgia. She was given meds for that, but suffered side-effects from them so was given meds to deal with those. The side-effect meds had side-effects, so then she was given meds for the side-effects of the side-effect meds. You can see where this is going ... She is now taking 30 pills a day and the number keeps going up. I would have thought that at some point, the doctor would think that this is not really a great idea and would start again with a simpler regime!

This kind of thing happened with my mum a couple of times before she died. Change of one drug, a drug to deal with side-effects, change of dose, change of frequency, eat more food, eat less food. I got the distinct impression that the doctor was guessing what to do. He tripled the dose of one drug overnight which led to a blackout, a fall, and several months in hospital. He then simply shrugged his shoulders and halved the original dose!

 

[midlife]

Enteral feeding is straight into the stomach via a tube, which is what is mentioned. For phenytoin I'd be worried more about gums......

Shaun

 

[classic33]

It does say "In addition, using phenytoin together with food may alter the effects of phenytoin." whilst referring to food as a prescribed medication.

 

[classic33]

Enteral feeding is straight into the stomach via a tube, which is what is mentioned. For phenytoin I'd be worried more about gums......

Shaun

Long term (ab)use of it has led to bone thinning and liver damage.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

It does say "In addition, using phenytoin together with food may alter the effects of phenytoin." whilst referring to food as a prescribed medication.

As others have said enteral food is px-ed.

 

[classic33]

As others have said enteral food is px-ed.

Phenytoin < > Food

Zonisamide < > Food

Food, prescribed medication?
Anyone else had such warnings given?

 

[midlife]

Long term (ab)use of it has led to bone thinning and liver damage.

And gingival enlargement......

Shaun