Abstract :
Knowledge on food drug interactions is necessary to obtain complete therapeutic effect from the medication. Due to
lack of awareness they are neglected though interactions may lead to undesired effects. A prospective questionnaire
study comprising of 12 questions, each question have both right and wrong options was conducted among pharmacy
students to assess their awareness about food drug interactions. The questionnaire was formatted in a simple and easy
manner for the understanding of students. These forms are prepared in Google forms and circulated through whatsapp
social media and the responses were collected. Total of 215 students participated in the study out of which 43.6% are
males and 50.9% are females. Responses were evaluated using Microsoft excel. Most of the students are aware that
alcohol is the major drink that causes interactions when taken along with the medication. Almost all the students are
aware that milk should not be consumed with tetracyclines. The study also found that students had a limited awareness
on food drug interactions. The study findings support the need for the students to update their knowledge through
additional training and frequent patient counseling to improve therapeutic efficacy, drug compliance and safety of
patients.
Key words: Awareness, Food drug interactions, pharmacy students, questionnaire, therapeutic efficacy
Keyword :
Awareness, Food drug interactions, pharmacy students, questionnaire, therapeutic efficacy