Potential food-drug interactions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Kayo Masuko, Shigeto Tohma, Toshihiro Matsui

Journal: International journal of rheumatic diseases 2014;16(2):122-8

PMID: 23773634

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Abstract

Various medications are used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Food-drug interactions may occur with concomitant ingestion of particular food. For example, methotrexate (MTX), the anchor drug in the therapeutic strategy against RA, is an antifolate agent. Excessive presence or absence of dietary folic acid may regulate MTX metabolism, possibly leading to unexpected adverse reactions. In this review, we focus on MTX, isoniazide and calcineurin inhibitors, and the implications of potential food-drug reactions in rheumatology, suggesting the important role of nutritional evaluations in RA patients.

Address: Graduate School of Nutritional Science, Sagami Women's University, Kanagawa, Japan. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12069

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MeSH Terms: Antirheumatic Agents, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Calcineurin, Calcineurin Inhibitors, Citrus paradisi, Enzyme Inhibitors, Folic Acid, Food-Drug Interactions, Fruit, Humans, Isoniazid, Methotrexate, Risk Factors, Seafood