These three kinds of drugs will be better on an empty stomach

The direct benefit of taking medicine on an empty stomach is to increase drug absorption and give full play to drug efficacy, so as to avoid the influence of food on drug efficacy When doctors prescribe, they sometimes tell patients that certain drugs need to be taken "on an empty stomach." Chen Chuxiong, deputy director of the Pharmaceutical Department of Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital of Shan University, explained that if there is no food in the abdomen, it is an empty stomach For example, when you get up in the morning and before you go to bed, generally speaking, an empty stomach suit means one hour before or two hours after a meal (the effect of taking these three kinds of drugs on an empty stomach will be better picture source: Baidu picture) class: taking antihypertensive drugs on an empty stomach will increase the absorption of Chen Chuxiong, the deputy director pharmacist said that some drugs can significantly reduce their absorption because of the food, and taking them on an empty stomach is conducive to absorption, such as captopril tablets, the food in the stomach can reduce the absorption of this product by 30% - 40%, so it is advisable to take them one hour before eating; Food has no effect on the absorption of mycophenolate mofetil tablets, but food reduces the Cmax of mycophenolate mofetil tablets by 40%, so it needs to be taken on an empty stomach Alendronate sodium and levothyroxine sodium should be taken with warm boiled water at least 30 minutes before breakfast, and can be eaten at least 30 minutes after medication Milk, dairy products and beverages with high calcium should not be drunk within 30 minutes before and after administration, so as to avoid food affecting drug absorption The drugs that are good for absorption when taken on an empty stomach are as follows: 1 Drugs for osteoporosis: alendronate sodium, disodium chlorophosphonate, strontium ranelate, etc 2 Drugs for enhancing immunity: bacterial dissolution products, pidomode, etc 3 Antibacterial drugs: Roxithromycin, norfloxacin, ampicillin, etc 4 Anti tuberculosis drugs: rifampicin, isoniazid 5 Antihypertensive drugs: captopril and perindopril 6 Immunosuppressant: mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus 7 Antidote: penicillamine 8 Drugs acting on circulatory system: pancreatic kininogenase 9 Anti HBV drugs: entecavir 10 Drugs affecting cerebral blood vessels: butylphthalide 11 Cholagogic drug: adenosylmethionine succinate 12 Drugs for termination of early pregnancy: Mifepristone and misoprostol 13 Anticoagulant: sulodette 14 Thyroid hormone medicine: levothyroxine sodium 15 Adjuvant: squalene The second type: diarrhea medicine taken on an empty stomach is conducive to play a role, said Chen Chuxiong, deputy director of pharmacists Some medicine cases taken on an empty stomach are conducive to play a role For example, when the insect repellent is taken on an empty stomach, the drug concentration in the gut is high, which is conducive to the direct contact between the intestinal medicine and the insect body, and enhances the curative effect Therefore, it is recommended to take it on an empty stomach or before going to bed in the morning Salt cathartic, such as irritant and high concentration of magnesium sulfate and castor oil, is taken on an empty stomach in the morning, so that the drug can quickly enter the large intestine through the empty stomach, maintain a high concentration in the large intestine, strongly stimulate the intestinal wall and play a cathartic role The antidiarrhea drug loperamide can improve the curative effect 1 Anti schistosomiasis drug: praziquantel 2 Ascaris repelling drugs: expelling Ascaris and levamisole 3 Salt cathartic: magnesium sulfate 4 Antidiarrheal: loperamide class III: Ginseng and royal jelly should also be taken on an empty stomach Chen Chuxiong, deputy director of the pharmacist, said that the time of taking traditional Chinese medicine should be determined according to the condition and the nature of the medicine Some drugs should be taken on an empty stomach, especially (1) tonic drugs, such as ginseng Guipi pill, Buzhong Yiqi pill, royal jelly, etc when taken on an empty stomach, they can make the medicine fully absorbed and better play the role of Tonifying Qi and blood and regulating yin and Yang (2) Drugs for treatment of intestinal diseases: such as purgative agents, etc., which can be taken on an empty stomach quickly to play the therapeutic effect (3) Anthelmintic drugs: for example, Huachong pill, Wumei anascaris pill, etc., taking them on an empty stomach can maintain a high drug concentration in the intestine, which is convenient for the drug to drive away the insecticidal body and quickly discharge the body According to the drug manual, the following Chinese patent medicines, such as Yunkang granules, compound Nanwujia oral liquid, Runchang pill, Zhibai Dihuang pill, aguiyangxue syrup, etc., need to be taken on an empty stomach.