Drug-Food Interactions with a Focus on Mediterranean Diet
Applied Sciences, 2022 There is a growing interest among people in western countries for adoption of healthier lifestyle habits and diet behaviors with one of the most known ones to be Mediterranean diet (Med-D). Med-D is linked with daily consumption of food products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, seafood, beans, nuts, olive oil, low-fat food derivatives and ...
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Nurses' Awareness and Perception of Drug-Drug and Drug Food Interactions
Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2020 Context: The issue of drug interactions is a global concern. Studies reported a high prevalence of drug interactions worldwide. The drug-drug interaction (DDIs) and drug-food interactions (DFIs) are often predictable and preventable. Nurses play essential roles in inpatient drug safety. Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses' awareness and ...
Hend A. E. Elshenawi +1 more
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Associated factors of potential drug-drug interactions and drug-food interactions in patients with multiple sclerosis. [PDF]
Ther Adv Chronic Dis, 2022 Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common immune-mediated demyelinating disease in younger adults. Patients with MS (PwMS) are vulnerable to the presence of potential drug–drug interactions (pDDIs) and potential drug–food interactions (pDFIs)
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A comprehensive evaluation of potentially significant drug-drug, drug-herb, and drug-food interactions among cancer patients receiving anticancer drugs. [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2022 Introduction During the cancer treatment path, cancer patients use numerous drugs, including anticancer, supportive, and other prescribed medications, along with herbs and certain products.
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Assessment of knowledge of drug-food interactions among healthcare professionals in public sector hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Background Foods and the nutrients they contain can interact with drugs and thereby interfere with their therapeutic safety and efficacy. Adequate knowledge of healthcare professionals (HCPs) about drug-food interactions can help in preventing potential ...
Osuala EC, Tlou B, Ojewole EB.
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Development and Validation of an Explainable Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Drug-Food Interactions from Chemical Structures. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Possible drug–food constituent interactions (DFIs) could change the intended efficiency of particular therapeutics in medical practice. The increasing number of multiple-drug prescriptions leads to the rise of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DFIs ...
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A Questionnaire-Based Survey to Assess the Level of Knowledge and Awareness about Drug-Food Interactions among General Public in Western Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Pharmacy (Basel), 2021 Introduction: Various drug–food interactions exist that may hinder treatment and can sometimes be lethal. Our aim was to assess the level of public knowledge and awareness in Jeddah city, Western Saudi Arabia, about drug–food interactions, along with the
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Significance of Pharmacognosy: Students’ Perspective [PDF]
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2022 Background and objectives: The use of herbal medicine dates back to ancient times when humans used to consume natural substances such as medicinal plants to treat various diseases.
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The impact of training in the field of drug-food interactions on the awareness of this problem among Polish physicians - pilot study [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2022 Object of the study Drug-food interactions can reduce or potentiate the effect of pharmacotherapy, contribute to an increase or decrease in the frequency and severity of adverse drug reactions, impair nutrient absorption or improve their bioavailability.
Agnieszka Wiesner +2 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2021 Background: Drug interactions represent a major issue in clinical settings, especially for critically ill patients such as those with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who require cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) and receive a high number of different medications.
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