Do not smoke within half an hour of taking the medicine

Smoking is a health killer, and many people are afraid of it. However, a large proportion of people smoke in our country nowadays, and the health hazards of smoking are becoming more and more serious. However, smoking will also affect the efficacy of the medications you take, so it is recommended not to smoke within half an hour of taking medication.

Smoking reduces the effectiveness of medications

It is common knowledge that smoking is harmful to health, but few people know that smoking can interfere with drug metabolism and reduce drug efficacy. Nicotine in cigarettes affects the metabolic enzyme system in the liver after entering the human body, speeding up or slowing down the drug metabolism process, resulting in a decrease in the effective concentration of drugs in the blood, which cannot play their due role.

Does smoking affect the efficacy of all drugs? The answer is no. Drugs whose efficacy is significantly affected by smoking include antipyretic analgesics, anesthetics, antiasthmatics, antianginal drugs, antiplatelet drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, hypoglycemic drugs, diuretics, antacids, gastric mucosal protective drugs, contraceptives, etc. Common drugs include theophylline, caffeine, propranolol, antipyrine, imipramine, phenacetin, analgesia, propoxyphene, furosemide, etc. Therefore, patients should be especially careful when taking the above drugs.

Do not smoke within half an hour of taking the medicine

How can "smokers" reduce the impact of smoking on drugs? It is recommended not to smoke within 30 minutes after taking the medicine. If the patient smokes within 30 minutes after taking the medicine, the blood drug concentration will drop to 1/20 of that when not smoking, resulting in the drug not being able to work normally. In addition, patients who need long-term medication are best to quit smoking during the medication period, especially patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, peptic ulcer, lung disease, allergic disease and cancer, because smoking has the greatest impact on the incidence and efficacy of these diseases.