Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
It is a common habit of patients to take the prescribed medicines with food. The present study was undertaken to observe the effect of food on absorption of one commonly prescribed drug and to study further whether introduction of a 2 hour gap between food intake and intake of the drug would bring about any change in the drug efficacy. A prospective inter ventional study was conducted and a total of 103 diabetic patients were recruited into the study. The study group was subjected to a standard questionnaire and it was studied whether they were taking medicines with food and if yes, the reasons involved. Those who were found to be taking medicines with food were counselled to take the medicine 2 hours after food and any change in diabetic control was analyzed. The study showed that the habit of taking medicines with food is widely prevalent in the Indianmisinformation being the common reasons. Further, introduction of a 2‐hour gap between food and drug‐intake led to significant improvement in drug efficacy and diabetic control.
How to cite this article:
C. Rajendran. Patients Habit of Taking Medicines with Food: Does it Cause Poor Absorption and Poor Efficacy of the Medicines.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.169.171
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