Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Hi Derrick. The link you provided doesn't want to open at the moment, but, as far as drugs like Plendil go (calcium channel blockers, also include nifedipine [Adalat], amlodipine [Norvasc] and others), it was reported a good 5 or 6 years ago that grapefruit juice causes the concentration of the drug in the blood to be increased. Over here at least, the warnings are stuck right on the prescription bottle now. As far as I know, it's only the juice and not eating, say, half a grapefruit, but, personally, I wouldn't take any chances if on any of the affected drugs (which I am - I take Plendil, which is called Renedil over here). Pierre Grapefruit > Has anyone in the group seen the latest news on grapefruit? > Apparantly the word in the medical fraternity is if you are on > certain medications, ie Plendil or some of the Statins, you must not > eat grapefruit as it can enhance the effect. And you were worried > about celery juice Pierre! > > Derrick > Sydney, Australia > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 When I was on the cyclosporin my doctor told me not to have grapegruit juice at all because it would effect the meds. Janie Grapefruit Has anyone in the group seen the latest news on grapefruit? Apparantly the word in the medical fraternity is if you are on certain medications, ie Plendil or some of the Statins, you must not eat grapefruit as it can enhance the effect. And you were worried about celery juice Pierre! Derrick Sydney, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Same goes for prograf which I'm taking. Marty Grapefruit Has anyone in the group seen the latest news on grapefruit? Apparantly the word in the medical fraternity is if you are on certain medications, ie Plendil or some of the Statins, you must not eat grapefruit as it can enhance the effect. And you were worried about celery juice Pierre! Derrick Sydney, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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