Patients should be educated to avoid taking antacids, iron products, and laxatives containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium because they decrease the ________ of tetracyclines.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
absorption
Patients should be educated to avoid taking antacids, iron products, and laxatives containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium because they decrease the absorption of tetracyclines.
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