Does grapefruit interact with medications?

[ThomasTu]

Hi Arb,

Just some extra information previously posted on the forum about this:

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Hi @hopefulone , @ThomasTu, you amaze with how much you know and that you willingly share. I wish my hepatologist would offer more free advice. Yes, it is true that some medications oddly cannot be administered near time grapefruit/ grapefruit juice are consumed. One example are the cholesterol lowering meds such as the “statins” such as atorvastatin (Lipitor) and simvastatin (Zocor). From FDA website: With most drugs that are affected by grapefruit juice, “the juice lets more of the drug …

Cheers,
Thomas