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By: Health Info

Health Info — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:05:16 +0000

What You May Not Know About Grapefruit and Drugs

Most people know that grapefruit and grapefruit juice can interfere with medications, but did you know that you might have to wait as long as 24 to 48 hours before taking a drug after having the fruit?

Grapefruit inhibits the important intestinal enzyme CYP3A4, which is needed to break down many medicines properly.

Different people have differing amounts of the enzyme and so are affected to a greater or lesser degree. Medicines known to be affected by grapefruit include…
Calcium channel blockers, including nifedipine (Adalat or Procardia), verapamil (Calan, Covera-HS, Isoptin, Verelan) and others.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs, including atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor) and simvastatin (Zocor)—but not pravastatin (Pravachol).

Sleeping pills and antianxiety drugs, such as buspirone (Buspar), diazepam (Valium) and others.
Heart medicines, such as amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) and quinidine (Quinaglute, Quinidex).
Transplant drugs, such as cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune) and tacrolimus (Prograf).

Estrogen, including birth-control pills.

HIV/AIDS drugs.

Epilepsy drug carbamazepine (Tegretol).

Studies of grapefruit’s effects on medicines are continuing. Many other drugs may be affected to a greater or lesser degree.

Source: Joe Graedon, pharmacologist and consumer advocate based in Durham, North Carolina. He is cofounder of The People’s Pharmacy and coauthor of Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them (Crown Archetype). http://www.PeoplesPharmacy.com

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:01:51 +0000

Romney, like a true Republican, will waste time and money to feed his grandiosity rather than do what is right for the country.

By: Ernie

Ernie — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:00:12 +0000

Alyssa, even if what you said was gospel, obama is still a nigger.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:58:31 +0000

“Issa Vows To Continue Anti-Holder Witchhunt Despite Report Exonerating The Attorney General”.

Just no one will be paying attention, you dick.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:54:40 +0000

Romney is and has always been a rich guy bully. He has no understanding of the trials and tribulations that working people, especially those who live from paycheck to paycheck (due to diminished wages pushed down by Corporate bullies) have to face.

Do GOP voters really think that as President he would suddenly change into an understanding father figure? Fortunately, with Mitt’s unlikeabiliity and Ryan’s attacks on seniors, I think the GOP is in for a dismal failure, that is, if voters are wise enough to unseat the tea baggers in Congress.

Maybe it will shock the GOP into its former more moderate party. As to diminished wages, many Americans are too young to remember the struggles by unions for decent wages, decent working hours and work place safety.

The anti-union forces (which certainly include Romney) are responsible for the lowest standard of living for Americans since the Great Depression. Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.