Grapefruit!
Hi All,
I know this is like beating a dead horse… but I found this in Sundays
Star-Ledger (New Jersey) so I thought I’d re-type it…. Tried finding it
on-line so I could just cut/paste but to no avail….
WHEN GRAPEFRUIT AND MEDICATIONS DON’T MIX
Something in grapefruit (and grapefruit juice) inactivates an intestimal
enzyme that partially breaks down some medicines. The result is that the blood
concentration of those medicines rises. It’s possible that it could rise too
high. The effect lasts for 24 hours, so it does no good to eat grapefruit or
drink it’s juice in the morning and take the medicine in the afternoon.
Orange juice does not have the same effect.
Grapefruit and it’s juice do lower choloesterol, but not as much as medicines
do.
I belive that medicines that are effected by grapfruit are or should be noted
by pharmacies when they are distributed. I might be wrong, so I’ll just list he
medicines I know that are incompatible with grapefruit. If you have questions
about yours, your pharmasist can answer them.
The medicines include: atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastin (Mevacor), simvastatin
(Zocor), ditiazem (Cardizem and others), felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine
(Cardene), amlodipne (Norvasc), nifedipine (Procardia, Adlat), amiodarone
(Cordarone, Pacerone), tacrolimus (Prograf, Protopic), diazapam (Valium),
September 2nd, 2006 at 9:33 am
Sorry…
In case anyone needs to know, the article was written by Dr. Paul G. Donohue
(Dear Dr. Donohue).
Hi All,
I know this is like beating a dead horse… but I found this in Sundays
Star-Ledger (New Jersey) so I thought I’d re-type it…. Tried finding it
on-line so I could just cut/paste but to no avail….
WHEN GRAPEFRUIT AND MEDICATIONS DON’T MIX
Something in grapefruit (and grapefruit juice) inactivates an intestimal
enzyme that partially breaks down some medicines. The result is that the blood
concentration of those medicines rises. It’s possible that it could rise too
high. The effect lasts for 24 hours, so it does no good to eat grapefruit or
drink it’s juice in the morning and take the medicine in the afternoon.
Orange juice does not have the same effect.
Grapefruit and it’s juice do lower choloesterol, but not as much as medicines
do.
I belive that medicines that are effected by grapfruit are or should be noted
by pharmacies when they are distributed. I might be wrong, so I’ll just list he
medicines I know that are incompatible with grapefruit. If you have questions
about yours, your pharmasist can answer them.
The medicines include: atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastin (Mevacor), simvastatin
(Zocor), ditiazem (Cardizem and others), felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine
(Cardene), amlodipne (Norvasc), nifedipine (Procardia, Adlat), amiodarone
(Cordarone, Pacerone), tacrolimus (Prograf, Protopic), diazapam (Valium),
midazolam (Versed), triazolam (Halcion), buspirone (BuSpar),
carbamazepine(Tegretol), sertraline (Zoloft), slidenafil (Viagra), tadalafuil
(Cialis), vardenafil (Levitra)
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