Question

Question:
Tetracyclines should not be given with
antacids because antacids
the
absorption of tetracyclines.
Option 1:
Decrease
Option 2:
Increase
Option 3:
No Change
Option 4
None of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

Milk and other dairy products, antacidscontaining polyvalent cations, as well as various iron salts ingested simultaneously with tetracycline derivatives, might interfere with their absorption by 50 to 90% or even more.