Medication must also be taken properly

Swallowing pills or drinking with tea, juice, carbonated drinks or coaxing children to take medicine with milk, fruit juice or sugar water . affects the absorption of drugs, even reducing the effect treatment.

Use filtered water to take medicine

Do not swallow the medicine.
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Using filtered water is a good way to drink most types of tablets. When taking drugs with lots of water, we created a diluted solution of liquid with a large volume in the stomach, creating a large pressure, making the stomach faster empty. That means that the time the drug stays in the stomach is short and the solution is quickly drained into the intestine - the optimal absorption position with the majority of oral medications.

Taking drugs with many countries will help drugs reach the surface of the digestive tract more, which increases the contact area so the drug is absorbed more quickly into the blood, the treatment effect of the drug is timely.

For drugs with poor solubility, the amount of drinking water not only increases solubility but also helps the medicine absorb quickly and more thoroughly.

Do not take many drugs at the same time

According to a study of drugs on 4,600 patients who took 6 or more drugs at the same time, about 70% had side effects. The reason is, each drug has its own effect, with different properties and reactions, which have different effects on the parts of the human body and work in time.

Therefore, taking multiple drugs at the same time will affect the absorption, distribution, exchange and excretion, as well as the combination of drugs together. If the acidic drug taken with antibiotics reduces the effectiveness of the drug, these two drugs should be taken 2-3 hours apart. Therefore, if it is imperative to drink a lot of drugs, it is necessary to arrange the time and number of times appropriately, take each medicine at least an hour apart.

Water types should not be used to take medicine

- Grape juice: Using grape juice to take medicine can reduce the effect and increase the side effects of medicines because it can inhibit enzymes in the absorption of drugs, such as cardiovascular medicine , antidepressants and antifungals.

- Coffee, tea, coca: During the time of taking asthma medicine, if you consume too much caffeine (compound in coffee) can increase side effects. In addition, caffeine can be harmful to the stomach, so when using anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, do not use tea, coca and coffee.

- Milk: Calcium in milk may interfere with the absorption of some antibiotics.

- Alcohol: While taking the drug, especially acetaminophen, if you drink alcohol, it increases the risk of liver damage. In addition, alcohol also limits the therapeutic effects of drugs such as antidepressants, neuropathic drugs and increases the side effects of some other medicines. Ideally, during treatment, taking medicine should not use alcohol.

- Strawberry juice: According to some scientific studies, when using wafarin - an anticoagulant - if using pressed juice can increase bleeding.

- Drinks containing fiber: The fiber in the drinks will link many different drugs and the consequences of reducing the curative effect of the drug.