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drug-nutrient interaction

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drug-nutrient interaction
alterations in nutritional status can affect drug metabolism; some drugs can affect nutritional status.


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These clinical cases contain drug-nutrient interactions most frequently found.
A number of drugs may influence the nutritional status of vitamins by decreasing food intake (anorectic drugs), inducing malabsorption or increasing energy expenditure, however specific drug-nutrient interactions have been reported.
Please note that it is common for the flow of a feeding tube to become temporarily obstructed for several reasons: a resident's handling of the tube; a manufacturing imperfection revealed after use; drug-nutrient interaction causing formation of slow-dissolving compounds in tube lumen; or incompletely dissolved formula secondary to mixing technique of manufacturer.
 
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