By Ed Susman Special to DG News SAN DIEGO, CA — September 30, 2002 —
Bioavailability of the fluoroquinolones levofloxacin and gatifloxacin is negatively affected if people take the drugs with calcium-fortified orange juice, researchers said.
While doctors may warn that patients should avoid antacids while taking a course of fluoroquinolones, Guy Amsden, PharmD., a clinical pharmacy specialist at Bassett Healthcare, of Cooperstown, New York, United States, said people tend not to remember that fortified foods should also be considered mineral supplements.
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