Medicine & dairy

[LA]

I know there is a medicine out there that you can't give to rats with any dairy. Which one is it and what's the reason. For the life of me I can't remember but I'm thinking Doxy?

 

[Moon]

It is doxy... I don't remember exactly how it works but something about the dairy binding with the med and them not absorbing it. I think.

They can have dairy two hours before or after the doxy. When I have someone on it I just don't give them any, not that they usually get much dairy to begin with.

 

[Lynngenny]

Yeah, that's right the Calcium decreases absorption of the drug and therefor it is not as effective. (Same as in people)

 

[ryelle]

I thought this would be the case with all meds? like it is with humans. They say when you take a tablet - take it with a glass of water, not a glass of milk. As far as i know (could be complete lies), milk lines your stomach and therefore it takes longer for the meds to get in to your system