Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana

Drug-food interactions do exist and occur often in the population, making it difficult for patients to adhere to the proposed treatment, which means the analysis of this problem is essential. This study aimed to review drug and food interactions based on the medicines used by users of a Basic Healt...

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Main Authors: Everton Cristian Alves da Silva, Marco Antonio Costa, Gislaine Franco de Moura-Costa
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Published: Editora Uningá 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://revista.uninga.br/uninga/article/view/4688
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description Drug-food interactions do exist and occur often in the population, making it difficult for patients to adhere to the proposed treatment, which means the analysis of this problem is essential. This study aimed to review drug and food interactions based on the medicines used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Paraná, and their dietary routine. To this end, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the Basic Health Unit in question, where a semi-structured questionnaire was applied on the medicines used and schedules, dietary routine, socioeconomic and health data of patients. The databases used for research on drug-food interactions were Micromedex, Drugs.com and DrugBank. In this study, we observed that many medicines used by patients may present interactions with food frequently consumed by the population. There is information in the literature that should be known by health professionals to guide patients on the best way to take their medicines, so as to avoid undesirable interactions. The pharmacist is the proper professional to carry out pharmacotherapeutic monitoring, as well as to guide the patient regarding the best time to administer medicines in relation to meal times, avoiding negative impacts on therapeutic efficacy and patient safety.
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spelling doaj-art-962bb4275a4a4e37b7e36e6132a6b55b2025-08-20T03:44:45ZengEditora UningáRevista Uningá2318-05792025-08-016210.46311/2318-0579.62.eUJ4688Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, ParanaEverton Cristian Alves da Silva0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6383-6083Marco Antonio Costa1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0593-5385Gislaine Franco de Moura-Costa2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-7018State University of MaringaState University of MaringaState University of Maringa Drug-food interactions do exist and occur often in the population, making it difficult for patients to adhere to the proposed treatment, which means the analysis of this problem is essential. This study aimed to review drug and food interactions based on the medicines used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Paraná, and their dietary routine. To this end, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the Basic Health Unit in question, where a semi-structured questionnaire was applied on the medicines used and schedules, dietary routine, socioeconomic and health data of patients. The databases used for research on drug-food interactions were Micromedex, Drugs.com and DrugBank. In this study, we observed that many medicines used by patients may present interactions with food frequently consumed by the population. There is information in the literature that should be known by health professionals to guide patients on the best way to take their medicines, so as to avoid undesirable interactions. The pharmacist is the proper professional to carry out pharmacotherapeutic monitoring, as well as to guide the patient regarding the best time to administer medicines in relation to meal times, avoiding negative impacts on therapeutic efficacy and patient safety. https://revista.uninga.br/uninga/article/view/4688Drug-food interactionsHealth-related quality of lifePharmaceutical care
spellingShingle Everton Cristian Alves da Silva
Marco Antonio Costa
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Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
Revista Uningá
Drug-food interactions
Health-related quality of life
Pharmaceutical care
title Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
title_full Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
title_fullStr Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
title_full_unstemmed Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
title_short Review of drug-food interactions based on medications used by users of a Basic Health Unit in Sarandi, Parana
title_sort review of drug food interactions based on medications used by users of a basic health unit in sarandi parana
topic Drug-food interactions
Health-related quality of life
Pharmaceutical care
url https://revista.uninga.br/uninga/article/view/4688
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