A meal that should not be eaten by a patient who takes a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) is
a. vegetable omelet with grapefruit juice.
b. salami and parmesan cheese sandwich.
c. split pea and ham soup with crackers.
d. beef and vegetable stir fry with rice.
B
Patients who take MAOIs should avoid foods that contain tyramine, including salami and aged cheeses such as parmesan. Grapefruit or grapefruit juice should be avoided by patients who take certain other drugs, but does not affect MAOIs. None of the other foods listed are high in tyra-mine.
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