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Classes of drugs that are most likely to have nutritional implications
| CLASS OF DRUG | POSSIBLE NUTRITIONAL IMPLICATIONS |
Amphetamines
| Increased appetite |
| Antacids | - Can bind with minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc, and reduce their absorption
- Antacids raise gastric pH and this may also impair the absorption of some trace elements, especially vitamin B12, which requires acid conditions for its release from dietary protein |
| Antibiotics | - Anorexia
- Altered gut flora and |