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1
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Alendronate

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Take on empty stomach at least 30 minutes before breakfast
** empty stomach = better absorption

Take with plain water (not coffee, juice, mineral water or milk)

Remain upright for 30 minutes or until first food
** ensure tablet reach stomach

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Captopril

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Take empty stomach 1 hour before food

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Sinemet

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Empty stomach, can take with food if upset stomach

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Cilostazol

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Take on empty stomach 1/2 hour prior to meal

Food can increase side effects

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5
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Entecavir

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Empty stomach, better absorb

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6
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Ferosul

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Empty stomach; best absorb

If upset stomach, can take with food

Avoid tea or coffee

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Isoniazid

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Take on empty stomach, best absorb

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8
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Levothyroxine

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Take 30 to 60 minutes prior to meal

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Mercaptopurine

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Take on empty stomach, best absorb

May take with food if needed

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10
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Methotrexate

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Take with or without food
** best on empty stomach but if nausea try taking with food

Avoid taking with food rich in milk dairy products

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Reglan

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Take 30 minutes before meal

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12
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Propranolol

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Tablet best on empty stomach

Capsule can be taken with or without food, but be consistent

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13
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Proton pump inhibitor (protonix)

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Take 30 minutes before meal

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14
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Repaglinide

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Take 30 minutes before meal

If meal is skip, skip dose

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15
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Sucralfate

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Take on empty stomach; 1 hour prior to meal

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16
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Tetracycline

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Take empty stomach; take 1 hour prior to meal or 2 hours after meal

Take full glass of water and remain upright for 1 hour

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Trospium

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Empty stomach; take 1 hour prior to meal

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18
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Voriconazole

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Empty stomach 1 hour prior to meal or after meal

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19
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Quetiapine ER

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Empty stomach or light meal in the evening

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20
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Acarbose

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Take with first bite

  • moa: inhibits 2 enzymes that breaks down food into glucose

Slows glucose absorption resulting in lower postprandial glucose

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21
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Acetazolamide

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

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22
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Acitretin (soriatine)

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Take with food

  • best absorb with food
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23
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Alfuzosin

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Take immediately after meal for best absorption

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24
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Allopurinol

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Take with food

  • to decrease stomach upset
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Amantadine

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

Amantadine may cause stomach upset

26
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Augmentin

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Take with food to increase absorption and decrease stomach upset

27
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Bromocriptine

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

28
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Cabergoline

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Take with food to decrease nausea and stomach upset

29
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Carbamazepine

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

30
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Cefuroxime

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Take with food to increase absorption

31
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Cinacalcet

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Take with food or shortly after meal, this increase absorption

32
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Clomipramine

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Take with food to decrease upset stomach

33
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Dapsone

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

34
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Prednisone and other steroid

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Take with food to prevent stomach upset

35
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Exemastine (aromasin)

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Take with food to increase absorption

36
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Griseofulvin

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Take with fatty meal to increase absorption

37
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Hydroxychloroquine

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Take with food or glass of milk to decrease stomach upset

38
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Isotretinoin

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Take with meal to increase absorption

39
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Lithium

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Take with meal to decrease stomach upset

40
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Metformin

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

41
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Metoprolol

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Take with meal to increase absorption

42
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Nitrofurantoin

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Take with food to increase absorption and decrease stomach symptoms

43
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NSAID

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Take with to decrease nausea but may reduce effectiveness

44
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Orlistat

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Take during meal or up to 1 hour after a meal

Binds to fat

45
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Pentoxyfylline

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

46
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Lanthanum, Sevelamer - phosphate binder

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Take with meal - binds to phosphate in food

Skip dose if meal is skip

47
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Potassium chloride

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Take with meal and full glass of water to decrease stomach upset

48
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Probenecid

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Take with food to decrease stomach upset

49
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Rivaroxaban

Xarelto

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Take 15 and 20 mg with foot

50
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Sulfasalazine

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Take with food to reduce stomach upset

51
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Sulfonylureas (glipizide, glimepiride)

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Take with food to reduce risk of hypoglycemia

52
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Venlafaxine

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Take with food

53
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Amiodarone

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Take with or without food but be consistent

Be consistent = take it the same way each time

54
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Cyclosporine

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Take with or without food, be consistent

55
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Digoxin

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Take with or without food, be consistent

56
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Labetalol

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Take with or without food, be consistent

57
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Paliperidone

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Take with or without food, be consistent

Do not crush or chew

58
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Sirolimus

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Take with or without food, be consistent

59
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Spironolactone

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Take with or without food, be consistent

60
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Tacrolimus

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Take with or without food, be consistent

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