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Default Grapefruit and (Rx) medications

On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:34:59 +0100, Broadback
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>Judging from these posts it seems lots of you do not read the leaflet
>given with all medicines. At least in the UK, and I assume elsewhere. As
>I am on warfarin I am precluded most medications, which is a PITA.
>Though I understand that warfarin is no longer used in the USA.


I bet the folks at my wife's Coumadin Clinic would be surprised to
hear that. It is still a very common drug here.

There are some new drugs on the market that are better to control the
blood, but they are not applicable in every case. With Lupus
Anticoagulant Anti Cardiolipin Antibodies they still prescribe
warfarin.