Food & Medicines

How foods affect medication effectiveness and safety in your body. Articles explain specific interactions, vitamins, dietary considerations and what questions to ask your doctor.

Can Food and Drug Interactions Be Fatal?

Some medicines and foods don't mix well together, and the combination can cause serious harm or even be life-threatening.

Fatty Food and Drugs

Fatty meals can slow how your body absorbs drugs, potentially making them less effective or increasing side effects.

High Fibre Diets and Drugs

High fibre diets can reduce how your body absorbs certain drugs, so talk to your doctor before making major dietary changes.

High Protein Diets and Drugs

High protein diets can change how your body absorbs and processes medications, so talk to your doctor before making major diet changes.

How Do I Find Out if Foods React with Drugs?

Check your medication label first, then talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you need to know more about food and drug interactions.

Is It Important to Know How Medicines React with Food?

Some foods can make medicines stop working or cause dangerous reactions, here's what you need to know about mixing them.

Timing of Drugs: Before or After Food

Some drugs work better on an empty stomach while others need food to absorb properly, so timing matters for how well they work.

Vitamin Interactions with Drugs

Vitamins can interact with medications and change how they work, so talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking them together.

What Are Drug and Food Interactions?

Some medicines work poorly or cause bad reactions when mixed with other drugs or foods, like antibiotics interfering with birth control pills.

Why Do Food and Drugs Interact?

Some foods and drinks can make medicines work differently by changing how your body absorbs them or breaks them down.

Will My Doctor Inform Me About My Diet and Medication?

Your doctor should tell you how food and other medicines can affect your medication, but here's what you need to know.