Page 9 - Avoid Food and Drug Interactions

Examples
codeine + acetaminophen
hydrocodone + acetaminophen
meperidine
morphine
oxycodone + acetaminophen

Interactions

Alcohol: Don’t drink alcohol while
using narcotics. Alcohol can increase
the chance of dangerous side
effects, coma, or death.

Asthma

Bronchodilators

Bronchodilators treat and prevent
breathing problems from bronchial
asthma, chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). These
medicines relax and open the air
passages to the lungs to relieve
wheezing, shortness of breath, troubled
breathing, and chest tightness.

Take these medicines only as directed.
If your symptoms get worse or you
need to take the medicine more often
than usual, you should talk to your
doctor right away.

Examples
albuterol
theophylline

Interactions

Food: Food can have different
effects on different forms of

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