The Appraisal of Nutritional Status

Drug–Nutrient Interactions: A Broad View with Implications for Practice

“…For many years, the potential for interaction between drug therapy and nutrition was scarcely mentioned in topical publications (1,2). This began to shift with isolated reports-now considered classic findings-such as the influence of vitamin C deficiency on barbiturate action (3), the influence of isoniazid on vitamin B-6 metabolism (4), and the influence of iron on tetracycline absorption (5).…”