Tetracycline, an antibiotic, is not to be given with food because:
a. increased nausea and vomiting can result.
b. food can increase gastric secretions, altering the pH and absorption of the drug.
c. the drug binds with calcium in foods and interferes with absorption of calcium and tetracycline.
d. increased excoriation can occur in the mucosal lining of the small intestine where most nutrients are absorbed.
c
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