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Does Whey Protein Isolate Interact With Any Other Medicine?

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Posted on Fri, 26 Feb 2016
Question: Hi I was wondering if its safe to consume my Whey Protein Isolate 80g with water before and after working out on my current listed medications?

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the 80g of WPI is once daily!
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Answered by Dr. Sandip Kabra (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
NO known interactions.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.

I have read your query and understand the concern

There is NO known interactions of Whey protein isolate and the above listed medicines by you.

Only Antibiotics and some other anti-microbial drugs (not in your list) are NOT recommended to take with WPI because of the reason of reducing the effectiveness of these drugs.

So,you may take these drugs or

For a more safer side, one can take WPI with water at least 1 to 2 hour before or after taking these drugs.

Means you may keep a gap of 1 to 2 hours between them to avoid the loss/reduce of effectiveness of the drugs.And there will not be any problem in that since you are taking WPI daily once.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Dr.Sandip Kabra

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Does Whey Protein Isolate Interact With Any Other Medicine?

Brief Answer: NO known interactions. Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome to HCM. I have read your query and understand the concern There is NO known interactions of Whey protein isolate and the above listed medicines by you. Only Antibiotics and some other anti-microbial drugs (not in your list) are NOT recommended to take with WPI because of the reason of reducing the effectiveness of these drugs. So,you may take these drugs or For a more safer side, one can take WPI with water at least 1 to 2 hour before or after taking these drugs. Means you may keep a gap of 1 to 2 hours between them to avoid the loss/reduce of effectiveness of the drugs.And there will not be any problem in that since you are taking WPI daily once. Hope this helps. Regards, Dr.Sandip Kabra