Nutrient Depletion Charts This section was compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
Send all comments or additions to: Frankp@chiro.orgThe following pages identify which nutrients are depleted by specific types of drugs. You will also want to refer to the Nutrient–Drug Interaction Page to explore many other interactions. The principal benefit of this page is that they list “brand names” for drugs as well as their “generic” names.
You will also find value at the Drug-Nutrient Interactions & Depletions Page. Sadly, this site doesn't sort drugs by their brand name... for example, you'd need to know that Zoloft was actually called Sertraline if you wanted complete information.
No single website provides all that information for free, but by using all 3 of these pages, you can gather the information you need.
If there are terms in these articles you don't understand, you can get a definition from the Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary. If you want information about a specific disease, you can access the Merck Manual. You can also search Pub Med for more abstracts on this topic.
Conditions That Respond Well Alternative Medicine Approaches to Disease
The Nutrient Depletion Charts:
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Antibiotics General Antibiotics, and Tuberculosis Antibiotics |
Antifungals Amphotericin B |
Anticonvulsants Barbituates, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Primidone, and Valproic Acid |
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Antidiabetics Sulfonylureas, and Biguanides |
Anti–inflammatories Non–Steroidal Anti–inflammatory and Salicylates |
Antivirals Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors |
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Bronchodilators Theophylline |
Cardiovascular Drugs ACE Inhibitors, Beta Blockers, Cardiac Glycosides, Centrally Acting Anti hypertensives, Loop Diuretics, Potassium-Sparing Diuretics, Thiazide Diuretics, and Vasodilators |
Cholesterol–Lowering Drugs Bile Acid Sequestrants and Statins |
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Corticosteroids Cortisone, Sulfasalazine, Flunisolide, Prednison |
Diuretics Loop Diuretics, Potassium-Sparing Diuretics, and Thiazide Diuretics |
Estrogen & Hormone Replacement Estrogen Derivatives & Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators |
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Gout Medication Colchicine |
Laxatives Mineral Oil, Bisacodyl |
Oral Contraceptives |
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Psychotherapeutic Drugs Lithium, Tricyclic Antidepressants, Phenothiazines, and Butyrophenones |
Ulcer/Antacid Medications H-2 Receptor Antagonists, |
Recognizing Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion in Chiropractic Practice
The American Chiropractor ~ November 2009
Detrimental effects of drugs on nutrition status are a common occurrence but, because they usually occur over time (vs. what is considered an adverse event or allergic reaction, which occurs quickly), they are seldom recognized or corrected. Chiropractic treatment, however, takes place over a much longer time frame. Because of this, doctors of chiropractic are in a unique position to recognize the interactions of medication and nutritional status and, if knowledgeable in the area of drug induced nutrient depletion, they have an opportunity to help their patients recover nutritional adequacy and restore metabolic homeostasis.
As vitamin supplements and herbal remedies move to the mainstream, health care professionals are closely monitoring the interactions between natural products and drugs. However, understanding such biochemical interactions is no easy task. Vitamins and herbs clearly complicate the existing problems of drug interactions. Medical journals that are addressing vitamin, herb and drug interactions are using the watchword "caution" for those clinicians prescribing natural products in conjunction with pharmaceuticals.
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