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From: stu16@whuxl.UUCP (Pippin)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Tetracycline and Antacids
Message-ID: <1002@whuxl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Feb-86 08:42:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 19 08:42:45 1986
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> 
> On many antacids I see the warning "Do not take if you are currently
> taking any prescription medication containing any form of tetracycline."
> 
> What are the side effects from disregarding this warning and taking
> the two together?


     I was told by my MD that the reason for this warning is
because the antacids inhibits the action of tetracyline. As
far as he knew, there were no side effects, per se. Just
that the antibiotic would not have much effect on whatever
it was precribed for. I think it's much the same for some
other antibiotics as well. But it's ok to take the antacid
2 hrs before or after the antibiotic. 
-- 
                      Pippin Stuart
                      whuxl!stu16