Why do you think some medications must be given with food,or given after meals,and/or the patient must remain upright for 30 minutes after the medication is administered?

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The Answer is The medications may be too irritating to mucosa on an empty stomach or may cause nausea.
Staying upright for 30 minutes after a medication is administered with a full glass of water helps prevent reflux of irritating medications before it reaches the stomach.This helps prevent irritation of the esophagus by a potentially caustic substance.

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