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Doctors say take medication with milk when food is unavailable.
2004 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs (including pain relievers and fever reducers) come with a "take with food" recommendation, but a new study of primary care physicians and pediatricians found that only half (50%) of doctors believe people actually follow this advice.
The survey was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation via the Internet with 150 physicians in California, equally divided among pediatricians, primary care physicians, and orthopedic surgeons.
"There are certain medications that must be taken with food," says Dr. Gihan S. Farag, MD, of Vallejo, California. "But sometimes you can't or don't want to eat. Milk is a good substitute for food or water with medication in most cases."
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