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Proper Use of Medicines is The Key to Successful Treatment
The effectiveness of drug therapy largely depends on how drug administration is related to food intake and its composition. Most instructions say: take this drug before or after meals. Unless otherwise indicated, the drug is taken on an empty stomach. Use “on an empty stomach” is considered to be the use of a drug at least 60 minutes before meals or 2 hours after eating. What we wash drugs down with is a very important point because liquids (milk, juice of various fruits, mineral water, etc.) react with the drug in various ways: sometimes they form insoluble complexes or destroy …