"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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> This certainly isn't new news....I read articles on interactions like this
> years ago. I guess people need to be reminded. Doctors who prescribe any
> drugs should talk about interactions...many don't. Many pharmacists do,
> though.

I can't remember when I heard of the grapefruit thing but I think I might
have been in high school and I'll be 54 is less than 3 hours so very old
news. And you are right. Most Drs. are clueless when it comes to meds.
Can't tell you how many times I have been prescribed meds that were
contraindicated for one of my medical conditions. The Dr. didn't know, I
would look it up and ask the pharmacist, they would tell me that it might be
okay for me and then I got very sick because of it. I did ask about the
grapefruit when I was put on a statin which thankfully I no longer take.
Dr. said it would be fine because I was on such a low dose. No matter the
dose, that stuff really did a number on me! In some cases, grapefruit makes
the med less effective so... Not dangerous but could be that it won't help
you. But... In other cases, it makes the med too effective and that's when
it can be dangerous!