Minerals - Drug-Mineral Interactions

Question 1

Key:
🔼 Increases mineral
🔽 Lowers mineral
⬇️ Decreases drug effect
🔀 Other drug effect

Question 2

Statins: Cholesterol lowering medications

Answer 2

Se = ⬇️ drug effect
Mg = 🔀 other drug effect
K = 🔀 other drug effect

Question 3

Levothyroxine: Thyroid hormone (T4) replacement

Answer 3

Mg = ⬇️ drug effect
Ca = ⬇️ drug effect
Fe = ⬇️ drug effect

Question 4

Omeprazole: Acid blocking medication (PPIs)

Answer 4

Ca = 🔽 mineral
Fe = 🔽 mineral
Zn = 🔽 mineral

Question 5

ACE inhibitors: Drugs for high blood pressure

Answer 5

Mg = 🔼 mineral
Zn = 🔽 mineral
Fe = ⬇️ drug effect &
🔀 other drug effect

Question 6

Anticoagulants: Drugs used to prevent blood clots

Answer 6

Zn = 🔽 mineral
Se = 🔀 other drug effect

Question 7

Antibiotics: Used to treat bacterial infections

Answer 7

Mg = ⬇️drug effect
Ca = ⬇️ drug effect
Zn = ⬇️drug effect
K = 🔽 mineral
Fe = ⬇️ drug effect
Mn = ⬇️ drug effect

Question 8

Diuretics: Hypertension and oedema

Answer 8

Ca = 🔼mineral
Mg = 🔽mineral
K = 🔽mineral
Zn = 🔽mineral