Course Content - Drug-Nutrient Interactions - (DNI-601) (HND) - LibGuides at Riphah International University

Course Outline

Basic definitions and concepts: Role of nutrition therapy in pharmacotherapy;

• Pharmacologic aspects of food and drug interactions; Routes of drug administration;

• Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination;

• Effects of food on drug therapy, drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism and drug

excretion;

• Effects of drugs on food and nutrition, nutrient absorption, metabolism and excretion;

• Effects of drugs on the nutritional status of patients e.g. taste, smell and type of intake;

• Enteral feeding: drug/nutrient interaction;

• Gastrointestinal effects, appetite changes;

• Nutrient assessment of drug-nutrient interactions;

• Dietary counselling for the prevention of food drug interactions.

Course Description:

The Drug-Nutrient Interactions course explores the complex relationships between medications

and nutrients. Students will learn how drugs can affect nutrient absorption, metabolism, and

excretion, and how nutrients can influence drug efficacy and toxicity. The course emphasizes the

importance of understanding these interactions for optimizing patient care and nutritional therapy.

Learning Outcomes:•To raise the awareness of potential drug-nutrient interactions and influence on clinical

outcomes

•To understand complex underlying mechanisms responsible for drug-nutrient interactions

•To identify factors that can promote drug-nutrient interactions and contribute to nutrition

and/or therapeutic failure

•To integrate knowledge of pharmacology, nutrient-nutrient and drug-nutrient interactions

into the nutrition care process