Before meals
If the drugs are not affected by gastric juice, they are absorbed faster and digested better. The ideal time is 30-40 minutes before the meal. These drugs include antiarrhythmics - normalizing the work of the heart, antiulcer and choleretic drugs.
While eating
The produced gastric juice can disarm medicines, minimize their useful properties and hinder absorption. It is not necessary to drink antibiotics during meals - food juice simply neutralizes their effect. Aspirin in such an environment breaks down into salicylic and acetic acids. But the drugs to stimulate the production of gastric juice and improve digestion take time. Laxatives and some (not all - it's important!) Diuretics should be taken while eating, so that the stomach experiences less irritation.
After meal
To suppress acid properties, minimizing the irritation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, is the reason that the drugs prescribe to take after eating. Pharmacists are advised to do this 2 hours after the meal. These drugs include sulfonamides, analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs and drugs that are components of bile. A special case is the drugs that reduce acidity. They must be taken when the stomach starts to empty, and hydrochloric acid is actively produced - an hour after eating. Separate same drugs - tetracycline, sodium gluconate, nystatin, met with food, are difficult to dissolve and almost not absorbed.
Regardless of food
Take, without looking at the clock, you can bronchodilators, drugs that improve cerebral circulation, hypotensive drugs.
All volley
Hardly any of us swallow tablets "dry". But, when you need to urgently take the drug, we wash it down with something that gets under your arm. Be it milk, juice, sweet soda or even champagne. However, one should not underestimate the effect of liquid on the therapeutic effect of the tablet.
Tea
Its main component, tannin, when encountered with medicinal substances, is able to form insoluble compounds that are practically not digested. Therefore, do not ever wash down the tea that activates the process of digestion, for the treatment of stomach ulcers, cardiovascular drugs, alkaloids (papaverine, codeine).
Coffee
"Contraindicated" antibiotics, especially the penicillin series and erythromycin: caffeine, which has a diuretic effect, removes drugs from the body before they can do their job. Coffee inhibits the action of drugs that reduce blood pressure, and can deal a serious blow to the heart and nervous system.
Juices
Contain acids that aggressively act on the drug, destroying its structure. Moreover, drinking some of the pills with juice, you risk serious poisoning. This drink can not be combined with drugs that already contain acids. And such juices as orange, grapefruit intensify the action of drugs, resulting in an overdose.
Milk
The product is useful, but in tandem with most drugs reduces treatment to nothing. All thanks to the calcium cations - they seem to bind the drug and do not allow it to dissolve. This drink can neutralize potassium and reduce the acidity of gastric juice. Milk drives the pill through the body, it does not have time to suck and fully manifest itself.
Combine the combined
There are situations when during the day you need to drink several drugs not from the same group. The most sensitive to neighbors are antibiotics: they do not combine with antipyretic drugs, hypnotics. Do not take vitamin C and penicillin - ascorbic enhances the action of the antibiotic. Iron preparations should not be combined with antacids (Almagel, maalox, rhenium) - the latter inhibit the absorption of the drug. And oral contraceptives do not interfere with analgin and antibiotics. Contraceptives disrupt the metabolism of medications that enter the body, which increases the toxic effect of the latter and causes poisoning. In turn, antibiotics, sulfamilamides, analgesics significantly reduce the effectiveness of contraceptives.
Form and content
Modern pharmaceutical production has long been inventing new forms of drugs. So there are tablets that are easy to take, even without washing down with water, drugs that do not irritate the stomach, and those that do not have to be taken inside, but of course they do not become less effective.
Coated tablets
The shell is created to protect the drug from aggressive stomach acids and deliver it intact and intact to the intestine, where it should begin its work. And in order for the contents of the drug to be dispensed in dosage and had a prolonged effect. In addition, the coating is designed to protect against aggressive contents, such as the stomach, esophagus or tooth enamel. The shell, as a rule, is absolutely harmless to health.
Capsules
Most capsules are made of gelatin. To open them it is not necessary - the contents should be absorbed only in the intestine and at a certain rate. After destroying the capsule, you deprive the drug of the expected effect. Take capsules while standing, washing down with plenty of water. Otherwise, they can "stick" to the esophagus.
Chewable and sucking tablets
Such drugs are easily taken by children. But their main plus - they are absorbed much faster than a regular tablet, and gradually, which ensures their uniform effect. And, importantly, they do not need to be washed down with water. The most famous victim of incompatibility of drugs with drinks is Antonio Benedi (assistant to President George Bush Sr.). Fleeing from a cold, he drank 10 tablets of paracetamol for 4 days. The frequency of the doses and the dose were observed. But he used 3-4 glasses of wine a day. The cold receded, but the liver nearly died. Paracetamol in combination with alcohol can destroy this organ.
Healing Adhesives
Novelty of pharmacy. Today patches equally successfully can relieve you of muscle, menstrual, headache, fever and even cellulite. Usually, only natural ingredients that are combined with a cooling or, conversely, a warming effect, are based on the action. Medicinal substances, if any, in the plaster are absorbed through the skin, thus not attacking the stomach. They are released without a prescription, have no side effects and work up to 12 hours.
Soluble tablets
This form of the drug is popular among consumers is not accidental. Pre-dissolved in water tablet has less harm on the gastric mucosa and acts faster in comparison with conventional drugs.
Pills under the tongue
First of all, they include validol and nitroglycerin. They have their effect only with this form of reception. Their contents begin to work, if absorbed through the mucous membrane of the mouth. Swallowed - they lose their healing properties.
Combine the combined
There are situations when during the day you need to drink several drugs not from the same group. The most sensitive to neighbors are antibiotics: they do not combine with antipyretic drugs, hypnotics. Do not take vitamin C and penicillin - ascorbic enhances the action of the antibiotic. Iron preparations should not be combined with antacids (Almagel, maalox, rhenium) - the latter inhibit the absorption of the drug. And oral contraceptives do not interfere with analgin and antibiotics. Contraceptives disrupt the metabolism of medications that enter the body, which increases the toxic effect of the latter and causes poisoning. In turn, antibiotics, sulfamilamides, analgesics significantly reduce the effectiveness of contraceptives.
Form and content
Modern pharmaceutical production has long been inventing new forms of drugs. So there are tablets that are easy to take, even without washing down with water, drugs that do not irritate the stomach, and those that do not have to be taken inside, but of course they do not become less effective.
Coated tablets
The shell is created to protect the drug from aggressive stomach acids and deliver it intact and intact to the intestine, where it should begin its work. And in order for the contents of the drug to be dispensed in dosage and had a prolonged effect. In addition, the coating is designed to protect against aggressive contents, such as the stomach, esophagus or tooth enamel. The shell, as a rule, is absolutely harmless to health.
Capsules
Most capsules are made of gelatin. To open them it is not necessary - the contents should be absorbed only in the intestine and at a certain rate. After destroying the capsule, you deprive the drug of the expected effect. Take capsules while standing, washing down with plenty of water. Otherwise, they can "stick" to the esophagus.
Chewable and sucking tablets
Such drugs are easily taken by children. But their main plus - they are absorbed much faster than a regular tablet, and gradually, which ensures their uniform effect. And, importantly, they do not need to be washed down with water. The most famous victim of incompatibility of drugs with drinks is Antonio Benedi (assistant to President George Bush Sr.). Fleeing from a cold, he drank 10 tablets of paracetamol for 4 days. The frequency of the doses and the dose were observed. But he used 3-4 glasses of wine a day. The cold receded, but the liver nearly died. Paracetamol in combination with alcohol can destroy this organ.
Healing Adhesives
Novelty of pharmacy. Today patches equally successfully can relieve you of muscle, menstrual, headache, fever and even cellulite. Usually, only natural ingredients that are combined with a cooling or, conversely, a warming effect, are based on the action. Medicinal substances, if any, in the plaster are absorbed through the skin, thus not attacking the stomach. They are released without a prescription, have no side effects and work up to 12 hours.
Soluble tablets
This form of the drug is popular among consumers is not accidental. Pre-dissolved in water tablet has less harm on the gastric mucosa and acts faster in comparison with conventional drugs.
Pills under the tongue
First of all, they include validol and nitroglycerin. They have their effect only with this form of reception. Their contents begin to work, if absorbed through the mucous membrane of the mouth. Swallowed - they lose their healing properties.