When to take azatioprin after food?

[Crohnical]

The advice on the paper in the pill package tells that this medicine should be taken at least 3 hour after food or milk. But what about other liquid drinks such as bone broths, amino acids or hemp juice? Would the effect be the same?

 

[Cross-stitch gal]

I don't remember having to wait any amount of time after eating with azathioprine. If I remember right, I took it with my meal and didn't have problems. If you're worried, I would ask your doctor or pharmacy to be sure...

 

[DEmberton]

Mine say to take with a meal. Are you mixing up your leaflets? Sounds a lot like the advice for iron tablets.

 

[Sophabulous]

I think it's because it reduces the chance of nausea/upset stomach etc if taken with food.

 

[Crohnical]

On this page, you can read it.

http://www.medicines.ie/medicine/9859/XPIL/Imuran+Film-coated+Tablets+25mg+and+50mg

 

[DEmberton]

I double checked mine and it did say with food. Read this one:

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/29120

When I've forgotten and taken them later in the evening then I do get some nausea. So I think Sophabulous is right and is about reducing the side effects rather that the effectiveness.

 

[Pug Gamer]

For my first few weeks, i took them within 30mins to a hour after eating my dinner. And had horrendous nausia. So i changed to as soon as my last bite of dinner is done, i take my 3 aza pills. And i have not had nausia since! Apart from one evening out where i forgot my pills and took them 35mins later, and sure enough i got nausia for weeks!

 

[Sophabulous]

I'm sure that's what I was told when I started them. I have noticed if I take them on an empty stomach it definitely upsets me. I eat really weirdly and different times/quantities every day according to how I'm feeling so it gets a little annoying on a bad day when I haven't been able to eat anything knowing that will make me worse. Such is life I guess *shrug*

 

[Crohnical]

I don´t understand why the producer of Imuran have an opposite advice for the same medicine.