Exam 1: Drug Nutrient Interactions Flashcards

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what is the significance of drug-nutrient interactions (DNI)?

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Foods can interfere with the bodies ability to absorb a medication, reducing the dose or increasing absorption, which can improve availability of the drug or post the risk for toxicity

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What are the 2 pharmacologic aspects of drug-nutrient interactions (DNI)?

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  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
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What are pharmacodynamics?
examples

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Biochemical and
physiological effects of a drug

examples: drug-receptor interaction, patients functional state, placebo effect

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What are Pharmacokinetics

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⚬ Absorption (GI tract and administration site)
⚬ Distribution (blood)
⚬ Metabolism (liver, kidney, sites of action)
⚬ Excretion (bile or urine)

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If drug is metabolized in the liver, how is it excreted?

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Bile

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If drug is metabolized in the kidney, how is it excreted?

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urine

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7
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Interaction effects of pharmacologic aspect of drugs depend on:

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⚬ Type of medication
⚬ Form of drug
⚬ Dosage
⚬ Site of absorption
⚬ Route of
administration

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Describe effects of food on drug therapy

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Absorption
Physical incompatibility
Bioavailability

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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: IV drugs

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IV drugs have 100% bioavailability absorption because it is administered IV directly to blood

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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: orally

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medicine administered orally decreases in bioavailability

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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: stomach/gastric

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  • Gastric emptying rate affect absorption by delaying it specially when eating high fat meals or high fiber meals
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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: chelation

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  • Chelation - binding of a drug with a mineral
  • certain medications can bind with cation minerals such as Fe Ca Mg
  • Chelation can enhance or dec absorption
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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: adsorption

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Adsorption- binding drug with another substance

  • examples phytate, oxalates,
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What is the effect of food on drug therapy during absorption in the following: pH

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  • GI pH can inc or dec a drug absorption
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What is Enteral Nutrition?

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  • tube feeding when a patient is NPO
  • formula food administered via tube goes through GI tract
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Concerns with enteral nutrition

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  • physical incompatibility
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What do you do with Enteral nutrition when physical incompatibility on drug therapy occurs?

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Flush tube with water
before and after medication
administration

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What medicine is affected by food bioavailability on drug therapy during enteral nutrition?

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⚬ Dilantin- anti-seizure medication
⚬ Hold tube feeding for 2 hrs
before and after each dose

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19
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how can albumin affect the distribution nutrients/food and drug therapy?

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⚬ Albumin is a transport protein that can binds numerous drugs
⚬ Low albumin = larger fraction of unbound drug in the bloodstream

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what 3 things affect albumin level

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  • protein malnutrition
  • edema
  • inflammation
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21
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how can grapefruit affect the metabolism of nutrients/food and drug therapy?

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⚬ Substance in grapefruit inhibits the metabolism of certain drugs (statins-cholesterol)
⚬ leads to More drug in circulation, thus possible toxicity

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22
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how can sodium and lithium affect the excretion of nutrients/food and drug therapy?

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⚬ Sodium and lithium
⚬ Low Na intake promotes lithium resorption lead to toxicity
⚬ High Na intake promotes lithium excretion thus drug is not as effective

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23
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How can food and nutrients modify drug action?

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  • enhance drug effects
  • decrease drug effects
24
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Describe the foods and meds that decrease drug effects

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⚬ Caffeine and depressants
⚬ Alcohol and stimulants
⚬ Vitamin K (coagulant) and warfarin (anticoagulants)
⚬ Licorice and hypertension meds
Licorice and hypertension meds

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Describe the foods and meds that enhance drug effects

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⚬ MAOIs (antidepressant drugs) and tyramine
⚬ Caffeine and stimulants
⚬ Vitamin E/omega-3 and warfarin
⚬ Alcohol and depressants, NSAIDs, potentially hepatotoxic drugs, insulin, oral
hypoglycemic, and morphine

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Explain MAOIs and tyramine interaction

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MAOIs prevent breaksown of pressors such as tyramine.

Pressors cause sudden increase in blood pressure causing hypertension

Foods to avoid: aged cheeses, fermented beverages and foods, cured meats,

27
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Explain Caffeine and stimulants interaction

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  • stimulants stimulate CNS and heart rate

Caffeine and stimulants lead to too much stimulation

28
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Explain Vitamin E/omega-3 and warfarin interaction

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  • Warfarin is a anticoagulant or blood thinner
  • VitE/omega-3/fish oils act as a blood thinner
29
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What medicines should you avoid with alcohol

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depressants, NSAIDs, hepatotoxic drugs, insulin, oral
hypoglycemic, and morphine

30
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Alcohol and depressants, NSAIDs, potentially hepatotoxic drugs, insulin, oral
hypoglycemic, and morphine

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alcohol is a CNS depressant, raise glucose level lead to hypoglycemia

NSAIDS: mucosal irritants, irritate lining in stomach and making more susceptible to stomach ulceration or gastritis

  • toxicity of morphine
31
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How does Chelation decrease the effects of drugs on nutrient absorption?

i.e. antibiotics

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Chelation is when a medication binds to a cation (metal)

  • Antibiotics bind to calcium

recommendation: consume Ca separate from abx dose 2 hours before or after

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How does adsorption decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

i.e. Questran

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  • adsorption is binding with anything not a mineral

Questran is a cholesterol drug that binds to bile. Bile is needed for absorption of fat-soluble vitamins

  • Questran and fat-soluble vitamins

recommend: supplement fat-soluble vitamins

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How does transit time decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

i.e. laxatives

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  • laxatives inc transit time
  • can cause loss of potassium and zinc in stool do to inability to absorb it fast enough
  • laxatives and potassium and zinc
34
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Which 3 GI environment decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

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⚬ pH:
⚬ Intestinal mucosa:
⚬ Gut flora:

35
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Which GI environment decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

environment: pH

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⚬ pH: anti-GERD drugs and iron and B12

  • anti GERD dec acidity in stomach
  • Fe and B12 require acidic environment for absorption
  • recommend : supplement Fe and B12
36
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Which GI environment decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

environment: intestinal mucosa

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⚬ Intestinal mucosa: NSAIDs and iron

  • NSAIDS irritate linning of stomach and mucos production
  • loss of iron becuase iron not absorbed
37
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Which GI environment decrease the effect of drugs on nutrient absorption?

environment: But flora

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  • antibiotics kill bacteria

⚬ Gut flora: antibiotics and vitamin K

recommend vit K

38
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What two drugs block conversion of vitamins to active form during nutrient metabolism

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Isoniazid (tuberculosis med) block B6
Methotrexate (cancer treatment, rheumatoid arthritis, ectopic pregnancy) block folic acid

39
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What drugs inhibit enzymes during nutrient metabolism

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  • statins (cholesterol-lowering) inhibit coenzyme Q10
  • statins block hmp cholesterol reductase
  • Q10 important for reduce heart disease
40
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Describe the effects of drugs on nutrient excretion

i.e. potassium

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may inc or dec excretion by interfering with resorption

  • lasix diuretics promote urination so lose fluids and potassium
  • potassium wasting or potassium-sparing diuretics
  • supplement potassium
41
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6 Effects of drugs on nutrient status

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Sensory effects
GI effects
Appetite changes
Hepatotoxicity
Nephrotoxicity
Corticosteroids

42
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Sensory effects of drugs on nutritional status

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Taste
Smell

43
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Taste effects of drugs on nutritional status

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⚬ Dysgeusia: altered taste-metalic
⚬ Hypogeusia: dec/loss of taste
⚬ Xerostomia: dry mouth
⚬ Antineoplastics: anti chemo med

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Smell effects of drugs on nutritional status

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⚬ Dysosmia: alter smell
⚬ Hyposmia: dec smell
⚬ Anesthesia:

45
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GI effects of drugs on nutritional status

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  • Irritation and ulceration (NSAIDs)
  • Nausea and vomiting: antineoplastics
  • Constipation: narcotics/opioids
  • Diarrhea: antineoplastics, laxatives, abx
46
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What drugs cause Irritation and ulceration of drugs on nutritional status

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NSAIDS

47
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What drug cause Nausea and vomiting effects of drugs on nutritional status

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antineoplastics

48
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What drugs cause constipation effects of drugs on nutritional status

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Narcotics and Opiods

49
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What drugs cause Diarrhea effects of drugs on nutritional status

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antineoplastics
laxatives
Abx

50
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What drugs cause anorexia effects of drugs on nutritional status

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anorexia=lack of appetite

  • CNS stimulants
  • antineoplastics
51
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What drugs cause increased appetite effects of drugs on nutritional status

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  • antipsychotics
  • antidepressants
  • gain weight
52
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What drugs cause hepatotoxicity effects of drugs on nutritional status

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  • hypotoxicity = liver damage
    Antihyperlipidemics
    e.i. statins and high levels of niacin
53
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What drugs cause nephrotoxicity effects of drugs on nutritional status

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  • nephrotoxicity= kidney damage
  • antineoplastics
54
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What symptoms do corticosteroids meds have that effect nutritional status?

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what is does - anti inflamatory
when - chronic inflammatory disease
side effects:
- increase appetite lead to weight gain
- raised blood sugar hyperglycemias
high blood pressure hypertension
impair absorption of vitamin D and Ca
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55
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What are the 6 potential interactions caused by drug excipients

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excipients added for shelf life of drugs

  • Allergies
  • Lactase deficiency
  • Gluten sensitivity
  • Sugar alcohol intolerance (-tols)
  • Added calories from sugars or fats
  • Diprivan/Propofol (sedative) contains 1.1 kcals/mL (inc fat caloies)