Is it taking medicine before meals, or taking medicine on an empty stomach?

Take the medicine before meals, also on an empty stomach. Because you don't have filling, you can describe it on an empty stomach, which is particularly harmful to the stomach and intestines.

It is not true to say that taking medicine before a meal is taking medicine on an empty stomach, the two are not the same thing, taking medicine before a meal means taking medicine about half an hour before a meal. Taking medication on an empty stomach is when you take the medicine without eating for eight to ten hours.

If you take the medicine before meals, it is not necessarily an empty stomach, because the human body should not have completely digested the previous food, so it is not an empty stomach.

When on duty in the hospital, many patients are very concerned about whether to take medicine before or after meals, and how long is the interval between taking medicine and meal time? There are also many patients who mistakenly think that taking medicine before meals means taking medicine on an empty stomach. Soul Torture:

Isn't it an empty stomach before a meal? It seems that there is some truth, but in terms of taking medicine, there is still a difference between taking medicine on an empty stomach and taking medicine before meals.

Taking medicine on an empty stomach generally refers to taking medicine on an "empty stomach" in the early morning (not 30-60 minutes before breakfast), mainly including:

It refers to 30-60 minutes before eating. The main ones are:

It is a stop that is taken a moment before or with a meal, mainly including:

It refers to taking the medicine 30-60 minutes after eating.

Take the medicine 15-30 minutes before bedtime, but not go to bed immediately after taking the medicine. The main ones are:

1] Yang Lixiong, Cai Liqiu. Statistical analysis of the time and method of medication of 406 kinds of oral and co-ordinated Hu drug instructions[J].Strait Pharmacy,2020,32(03):192-195

2] Lu Ji Zong. When to take your medication – early in the morning? Fasting? Before? Meal? Before bedtime? [j].Knowledge of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases (Popular Science Edition), 2017(23):12-16

Do you know about "taking medicine on an empty stomach"? "Taking medicine on an empty stomach" is to avoid food interference, so that the drug can be quickly absorbed into the small intestine and take effect.

It mainly refers to taking the medicine without eating for 8-10 hours, and some drugs will be taken on an empty stomach on the basis of the characteristics of the symptoms, plus the requirements of the early morning period.

Four medications that need to be taken on an empty stomach

1. Deworming drugs.

In order to enhance the contact between the drug and the insect body and enhance the efficacy, most anthelmintic drugs require patients to take the key cloth on an empty or semi-fasting stomach.

2. Some antibiotic drafts trap ears and antibacterial drugs.

In order to reduce the effect of food on drug absorption and improve bioavailability, it is recommended to take it on an empty stomach (such as ampicillin, cefaclor, etc.).

3. Antihypertensive drugs.

In order to effectively control blood pressure, long-acting preparations such as amlodipine and enalaprochi-zhenli should be taken at 7 a.m. This condition is a special requirement for taking the drug on an empty stomach and there is a limit on the time of taking the drug.

4. Antidepressants.

Patients with depression tend to be anxious, depressed, and suspicious, and this state is often heavy in the morning and light in the evening, that is, the symptoms are more obvious in the early morning, so fluoxetine and paroxetine are more suitable to be taken in the early morning.

The general medicine should be taken after a meal, but some medicines are better to take before a meal, please see the medicine you want to take, there is a detailed description on it, or follow the doctor's instructions...