What medications interfere with grapefruit juice?

Should you drink grapefruit juice with your medications?

No. Some medications give instructions not to have grapefruit juice with the medicine. I know statins are explicit about not having grapefruit juice.

Can you drink grapefruit juice and take crestor?

Yes you can take grapefruit with tricor. Tricor coming under fibreate family not the statin family. You should limit grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit consumption while taking statins, as grapefruit can interfere with the liver's ability to metabolize these medications.

Is there grapefruit in mello yello and will it interfear with my cholesterol meds...?

There is no mention of grapefruit on the label. It mentions orange juice. The only way that their would be grapefruit in it would be if it is classified under "natural flavors". Ask your doctor or pharmacist if it will interfere with your medications.

What influences affect absorption of oral medications?

It is important to follow directions regarding taking medication with or without food as stomach contents can affect absorption. In addition, some foods can interfere with medications (grapefruit juice is known to affect several medications).

Can you drink grapefruit juice in morning and take lipitor in evening?

Is it alright if u take grapefruit extract with statin medications? Is it alright if u take statins in the evening and grapefruit juice in the morning?

Does Grapefruit juice affect drug metabolism?

Grapefruit juice inhibits the metabolism of many medications, including cyclosporine, felodipine, nifedipine, nitrendipine, nisoldipine, carbamazepine, triazolam, and midazolam

Can you eat grapefruit when taking Seroquel and what are the risks?

Limit the amount of grapefruit or grapefruit juice you may eat or drink while being treated with this medication, unless directed otherwise. Grapefruit juice may increase the amount of certain medications in your bloodstream. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details. It's a good idea to talk with your pharmacist before eating lot's of grapefruit, or citrus juice, some medications it interacts with how the medication works.

Can you drink grapefruit juice while on amitriptyline?

yes you can drink grapefruit juice while taking amitriptyline it can just increase the potency of the amitriptyline. grapefruit juice also potentiates and makes opiates and some benzodiazapines stronger as well. Other citrus juices are fine, grapefruit is the only citrus that interacts with these medications.

What is in grapefruit that makes it interact with medicines?

A daily glass of grapefruit juice or half of a grapefruit for breakfast is normally considered a healthy diet choice: that grapefruit delivers vitamin C, fiber, and potassium. However, grapefruit can be dangerous if taken along with certain of the statin class of cholesterol-lowering prescription medicines.Grapefruit and grapefruit juice interact with multiple prescription medicines, and consuming grapefruit while on these medications can be dangerous. In fact, there are many medications that interact with grapefruit, including the cholesterol-lowering statins Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin).Which Medications Interact With Grapefruit?Grapefruit should be avoided (or minimized - best bet is to discuss with your doctor) when taking a surprisingly broad group of medicines. According to the FDA's Grapefruit Juice and Medicine May Not Mix, grapefruit can interfere with certain of the cholesterol-lowering statins as listed above, some blood-pressure medications, some antihistamines, as well as other drug classes.How Does Grapefruit Interact With Prescription Medicines?Essentially, the juice of grapefruit changes the absorption of certain drugs into the bloodstream. Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic Nutritionist, explains, "Problems arise because chemicals in the fruit can interfere with the enzymes that break down (metabolize) the medication in your digestive system. As a result, the medication may stay in your body for too short or too long a time. A medication that's broken down too quickly won't have time to work. On the other hand, a medication that stays in the body too long can increase to potentially dangerous levels, causing serious side effects." For statins in particular, grapefruit juice increases the level of statin in the blood, to a potentially dangerous level.What If I Take My Prescription Hours After Eating Grapefruit?Though eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice hours before or after taking a prescription medicine seems a good strategy, it is not. Shiew Mei Huang, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Clinical Pharmacology, explains, "Drinking grapefruit juice several hours before or several hours after you take your medicine may still be dangerous, so it's best to avoid or limit consuming grapefruit juice or fresh grapefruit when taking certain drugs.ConclusionFor those not on prescription medication of any sort, grapefruit and grapefruit juice are a terrific nutritional choice. But if you take any prescription medication - especially statins to lower cholesterol - you should avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice, or at least discuss with your doctor.Did You Know?Grapefruit juice decreases the effectiveness of allergy medications like Allegra (fexofenadine) by inhibiting the absorption of the drug itself. It may be less effective with apple and orange juice as well, so the fexofenadine label states "do not take with fruit juices."

Does Mountain Dew have any grapefruit juice or grapefruit related ingredients in it that could cause a problem for people taking cholesteral medication?

No, Mountain Dew contains orange juice and citrus "flavors"; these would not affect your medications.

Why cant you eat grapefruit and take lipiture medications?

grapefruit juice interacts with many many drugs... but usually it is only a mild interaction perhaps slightly increasing or decreasing the potency of some medications. but your pharmacist is trained to know these things he is the one to call.

How grapefruit causes hypertension?

Grapefruit does NOT cause hypertension (high blood pressure) however, if a person already has hypertension and is taking medication for it, they should check with their doctor or pharmacist before eating grapefruit at the same time they take their medication because grapefruit can interfere with how some medications work.