Cedax

• Food can reduce the absorption of the drug. Take the suspension form 1 hour after or 2 hours before a meal.
• Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
• Vitamin K levels may decrease with prolonged cephalosporin use. Monitor prothrombin levels while on these antibiotics.
• Shils M, et al. (eds.). Modern nutrition in health and disease, 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999: 1634
• Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
• Antibiotics kill bacteria, including beneficial flora in the gut, which may affect digestion and/or elimination. Supplementation with acidophilus and/or bifidus may help to replace this beneficial flora.
• Bengmark S & Gianotti L: Nutritional support to prevent and treat multiple organ failure. World J Surg, 1996 May, 20:4, 474-81.
• Cummings JH, Macfarlane G: Role of intestinal bacteria in nutrient metabolism, JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 1997, 21(6): 357-65.
• Gorbach SL: Bengt E. Gustafsson Memorial Lecture, Function of the Normal Human Microflora, Scand J Infect Dis Suppl, 1986, 49:17-30.
• Avoid alcohol.
• Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
• Levels of B vitamins may be reduced with long term cephalosporin use. Consult a pharmacist regarding need for supplementation.
• Cummings JH, Macfarlane G: Role of intestinal bacteria in nutrient metabolism, JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 1997, 21(6): 357-65
• Hill MJ: Intestinal flora and endogenous vitamin synthesis, Eur J Cancer Prev, 1997, 6 (Suppl 1): S43-5.
• Feverfew, Ginkgo and Garlic all have anticoagulant properties, this may theoretically interfere with some cephalosporins, due to their known interactions with coumadin.
• Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
• PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition, Medical Economics Company, 2000