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A Guide from the
National Consumers League and
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Interactions
Avoid
Drug
Food-
1
What you eat and drink can affect the
way your medicines work. Use this
guide to alert you to possible “food-drug
interactions” and to help you learn what
you can do to prevent them.
In this guide, a food-drug interaction is a
change in how a medicine works caused
by food, caffeine, or alcohol.
A food-drug interaction can:
▪▪ prevent a medicine from working the
way it should
▪▪ cause a side effect from a medicine to
get worse or better
▪▪ cause a new side effect
A medicine can also change the way your
body uses a food. Any of these changes
can be harmful.
This guide covers interactions between
some common prescription and over-the-
counter medicines and food, caffeine, and
alcohol. These interactions come from
medicine labels that FDA has approved.
This guide uses the generic names of
medicines, never brand names.
What else can affect how
my medicines work?
Your age, weight, and sex; medical
conditions; the dose of the medicine; other
medicines; and vitamins, herbals, and
other dietary supplements can affect how
your medicines work. Every time you use
a medicine, carefully follow the information
on the label and directions from your
doctor or pharmacist.
2
Does it matter if I take a
medicine on a full or empty
stomach?
Yes, with some medicines. Some
medicines can work faster, slower, better,
or worse when you take them on a full or
empty stomach. On the other hand, some
medicines will upset your stomach, and
if there is food in your stomach, that can
help reduce the upset. If you don’t see
directions on your medicine labels, ask
your doctor or pharmacist if it is best to
take your medicines on an empty stomach
(one hour before eating, or two hours
after eating),with food, or after a meal (full
stomach).
Does it matter if I take my
medicine with alcohol?
Yes, the way your medicine works can
change when:
▪▪ you swallow your medicine with
alcohol
▪▪ you drink alcohol after you’ve taken
your medicine
▪▪ you take your medicine after you’ve
had alcohol to drink
Alcohol can also add to the side effects
caused by medicines. You should talk to
your doctor about any alcohol you use or
plan to use.
3
Remember!
How do I know if caffeine is
in my food or drinks?
Check the labels on your foods and drinks
to see if they have caffeine. Some foods
and drinks with caffeine are coffee, cola
drinks, teas, chocolate, some high-energy
drinks, and other soft drinks. For more
about caffeine go to:
www.fda.gov/downloads/UCM200805.pdf
This guide should never take the
place of the advice from your doctor,
pharmacist, or other health care
professionals. Always ask them if there
are any problems you could have when
you use your medicines with other
medicines; with vitamins, herbals and
other dietary supplements; or with food,
caffeine, or alcohol.
What isn’t in this guide?
This guide won’t include every medicine
and every type of medicine that’s used to
treat a medical condition. And just because
a medicine is listed here, doesn’t mean you
should or shouldn’t use it.
This guide only covers food-drug
interactions with medicines you should
swallow. It doesn’t cover, for example,
medicines that you put on the skin, inject
through the skin, drop in your eyes and
ears, or spray into your mouth.
This guide also doesn’t cover drug-drug
interactions, which are changes in the
way your medicines work caused by other
medicines. Prescription medicines can
interact with each other or with over-the-
counter medicines, and over-the-counter
medicines can interact with each other.
4
This guide usually doesn’t cover
interactions between medicines and
vitamins, herbals, and other dietary
supplements.
Find out what other interactions and side
effects you could have with the medicines
you use so you can try to avoid or prevent
them. If you have any questions, talk to
your doctor or pharmacist. To find out more
about how to use your medicines safely,
visit the Web sites listed on the back panel
of this guide.
How do I use this guide?
This guide arranges information by:
Medical conditions
Types of medicines used to
treat the medical condition
Examples of active ingredients in
medicines of this type
Interactions are listed by
Food, Caffeine, and Alcohol.
If you see…
▪▪ A medical condition
you have
▪▪ One of the types of
medicines you use, or
▪▪ One of your medicines used as
an example here,
find out if food, caffeine, or alcohol might
change the way your medicine works.
5
Allergies
Antihistamines
Antihistamines treat or relieve
symptoms of colds and allergies,
such as sneezing, runny nose, stuffy
nose, and itchy eyes. They block the
histamine your body releases when
a substance (allergen) causes the
symptoms of an allergic reaction. Some
antihistamines you can buy over-the-
counter and some you can buy only
with a prescription from your doctor
or other health care professional
who can write a prescription. Some
antihistamines can cause drowsiness.
Examples
brompheniramine
cetirizine
chlorpheniramine
clemastine
desloratadine
diphenhydramine
fexofenadine
levocetirizine
triprolidine
Interactions
Alcohol: Avoid alcohol because it
can add to any drowsiness caused
by these medicines.
6
Arthritis, Pain, and Fever
Analgesics/Antipyretics (Pain
relievers/Fever reducers)
Analgesics/antipyretics relieve mild to
moderate pain and lower fever.
Example
acetaminophen
Acetaminophen relieves mild to
moderate pain from headaches,
muscle aches, toothaches, backaches,
menstrual cramps, the common cold,
pain of arthritis, and lowers fever.
Interactions
Alcohol: If you drink three or
more alcoholic drinks every day,
ask your doctor if you should use
medicines with acetaminophen or
other pain reliever/fever reducers.
Acetaminophen can cause liver
damage. The chance for severe liver
damage is higher if you drink three or
more alcoholic drinks every day.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drugs (NSAIDs)
NSAIDs relieve pain, fever, and
inflammation. Some NSAIDs you can
buy over-the-counter and some you
can buy only with a prescription. The
over-the-counter NSAIDs give short
term relief from minor aches and
pains from headaches, muscle aches,
toothaches, backaches, menstrual
cramps, and minor aches and pain of

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NCL Food and Drug Interactions Brochure

  • 1. A Guide from the National Consumers League and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Interactions Avoid Drug Food-
  • 2. 1 What you eat and drink can affect the way your medicines work. Use this guide to alert you to possible “food-drug interactions” and to help you learn what you can do to prevent them. In this guide, a food-drug interaction is a change in how a medicine works caused by food, caffeine, or alcohol. A food-drug interaction can: ▪▪ prevent a medicine from working the way it should ▪▪ cause a side effect from a medicine to get worse or better ▪▪ cause a new side effect A medicine can also change the way your body uses a food. Any of these changes can be harmful. This guide covers interactions between some common prescription and over-the- counter medicines and food, caffeine, and alcohol. These interactions come from medicine labels that FDA has approved. This guide uses the generic names of medicines, never brand names. What else can affect how my medicines work? Your age, weight, and sex; medical conditions; the dose of the medicine; other medicines; and vitamins, herbals, and other dietary supplements can affect how your medicines work. Every time you use a medicine, carefully follow the information on the label and directions from your doctor or pharmacist.
  • 3. 2 Does it matter if I take a medicine on a full or empty stomach? Yes, with some medicines. Some medicines can work faster, slower, better, or worse when you take them on a full or empty stomach. On the other hand, some medicines will upset your stomach, and if there is food in your stomach, that can help reduce the upset. If you don’t see directions on your medicine labels, ask your doctor or pharmacist if it is best to take your medicines on an empty stomach (one hour before eating, or two hours after eating),with food, or after a meal (full stomach). Does it matter if I take my medicine with alcohol? Yes, the way your medicine works can change when: ▪▪ you swallow your medicine with alcohol ▪▪ you drink alcohol after you’ve taken your medicine ▪▪ you take your medicine after you’ve had alcohol to drink Alcohol can also add to the side effects caused by medicines. You should talk to your doctor about any alcohol you use or plan to use.
  • 4. 3 Remember! How do I know if caffeine is in my food or drinks? Check the labels on your foods and drinks to see if they have caffeine. Some foods and drinks with caffeine are coffee, cola drinks, teas, chocolate, some high-energy drinks, and other soft drinks. For more about caffeine go to: www.fda.gov/downloads/UCM200805.pdf This guide should never take the place of the advice from your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care professionals. Always ask them if there are any problems you could have when you use your medicines with other medicines; with vitamins, herbals and other dietary supplements; or with food, caffeine, or alcohol. What isn’t in this guide? This guide won’t include every medicine and every type of medicine that’s used to treat a medical condition. And just because a medicine is listed here, doesn’t mean you should or shouldn’t use it. This guide only covers food-drug interactions with medicines you should swallow. It doesn’t cover, for example, medicines that you put on the skin, inject through the skin, drop in your eyes and ears, or spray into your mouth. This guide also doesn’t cover drug-drug interactions, which are changes in the way your medicines work caused by other medicines. Prescription medicines can interact with each other or with over-the- counter medicines, and over-the-counter medicines can interact with each other.
  • 5. 4 This guide usually doesn’t cover interactions between medicines and vitamins, herbals, and other dietary supplements. Find out what other interactions and side effects you could have with the medicines you use so you can try to avoid or prevent them. If you have any questions, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. To find out more about how to use your medicines safely, visit the Web sites listed on the back panel of this guide. How do I use this guide? This guide arranges information by: Medical conditions Types of medicines used to treat the medical condition Examples of active ingredients in medicines of this type Interactions are listed by Food, Caffeine, and Alcohol. If you see… ▪▪ A medical condition you have ▪▪ One of the types of medicines you use, or ▪▪ One of your medicines used as an example here, find out if food, caffeine, or alcohol might change the way your medicine works.
  • 6. 5 Allergies Antihistamines Antihistamines treat or relieve symptoms of colds and allergies, such as sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose, and itchy eyes. They block the histamine your body releases when a substance (allergen) causes the symptoms of an allergic reaction. Some antihistamines you can buy over-the- counter and some you can buy only with a prescription from your doctor or other health care professional who can write a prescription. Some antihistamines can cause drowsiness. Examples brompheniramine cetirizine chlorpheniramine clemastine desloratadine diphenhydramine fexofenadine levocetirizine triprolidine Interactions Alcohol: Avoid alcohol because it can add to any drowsiness caused by these medicines.
  • 7. 6 Arthritis, Pain, and Fever Analgesics/Antipyretics (Pain relievers/Fever reducers) Analgesics/antipyretics relieve mild to moderate pain and lower fever. Example acetaminophen Acetaminophen relieves mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, menstrual cramps, the common cold, pain of arthritis, and lowers fever. Interactions Alcohol: If you drink three or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor if you should use medicines with acetaminophen or other pain reliever/fever reducers. Acetaminophen can cause liver damage. The chance for severe liver damage is higher if you drink three or more alcoholic drinks every day. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) NSAIDs relieve pain, fever, and inflammation. Some NSAIDs you can buy over-the-counter and some you can buy only with a prescription. The over-the-counter NSAIDs give short term relief from minor aches and pains from headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, menstrual cramps, and minor aches and pain of