if drug doses need to be different after gastric bypass surgery

March 2005

People are asking if drug doses need to be different after gastric bypass surgery.

Obese patients who undergo bypass surgery can have malabsorption of vitamin B12, iron, calcium, and other nutrients.

Bypass surgery can also affect drug absorption.

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