noun
drug interaction; taking multiple medications together; combining medicine with certain foods
Refers to the combination of medications or the concurrent intake of medicine and specific foods, especially when such combinations should be avoided due to adverse effects. Commonly used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts.
この薬は飲み合わせに注意が必要です。
You need to be careful about drug interactions with this medicine.
グレープフルーツとの飲み合わせは避けてください。
Please avoid taking this medicine with grapefruit.
Compound of 飲み (nomi, 'drinking' or 'taking orally') + 合わせ (awase, 'combining'). The term is used specifically for the combination of orally ingested substances.