Many patients don't realize fortified foods can interact with their medications
December 2002
Many patients don't realize fortified foods can interact with their medications.
The food industry trend is to fortify cereals, juice, etc with minerals and vitamins.
The problem is that all these extra minerals can end up decreasing the absorption of many drugs and lower drug levels.
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