Doctor Column

Traveling Abroad with Medications — ‘Tips on How to Avoid the Hassle and Jail Time’ September 5, 2018 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD If you travel abroad with medications, beware! Medications that you don’t give a second thought to may be illegal in other countries. Five Alarming Food-Drug Interactions March 28, 2017 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medications have cured many sick people. However, medications when combined with certain foods have made many healthy people sick. Some foods decrease the absorption of drugs in the body and make them less effective, because not enough drugs get into the blood stream. On the other hand, certain foods can interfere with the excretion of drugs increasing the amount of them in the body. The more drugs in the system, the greater the possibility of toxic side reactions.