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I have encountered multiple incidences wherein a patient undergoing pharmacologic therapy using a certain drug manifested reactions after ingesting and or being exposed to foods that contain nutrients that created a conflict with the pharmacologic agent. Prior to the incident, I have been made aware, through course readings and discussions, about the different possibilities of nutrient to drug interactions. The nutrient to drug interaction I encountered involved an arthritic patient who was complaining about the localized dull aching pain on his left foot. The physician prescribed him with an NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs). What the physician failed to note was that ...