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Foods that interact with medications

CPD Hours

1.5

Category

Medications

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Overview

There are a number of medications that are effected by one or more types of foods, if consumed by a person taking the medication.

This brief module identifies some of the interactions that may occur and the adverse effects that may result.

Learning Objective

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

Identify some of the more common interactions
Know the interactions that may occur
Understand the precautions that should be taken

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