A 31-year-old woman receives a prescription for tetracycline and is instructed not to take the tetracycline with milk. I
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:38 am
A 31-year-old woman receives a prescription for tetracycline and is instructed not to take the tetracycline with milk. If the tetracycline is taken with milk, its absorption is decreased due to which of the following effects?
A) Alteration of stomach pH
B) Binding to casein
C) Formation ofcomplexes with mineral ions
D) Inhibition of intestinal cytochrome P450 enzymes
A) Alteration of stomach pH
B) Binding to casein
C) Formation ofcomplexes with mineral ions
D) Inhibition of intestinal cytochrome P450 enzymes