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I would like to do a project on what is the effect of grapefruit juice on anti-cholesterol drugs, but i couldnt find any information. some help pls?
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Grapefruit vs statin: Using any search engine, enter "grapefruit statin". You'll be surprised at the number of articles/websites that popup regarding this topic. Google listed 357, 000 results. Good luck!
Answered 10/20/2013
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Great project!: Here are a couple articles on the subject: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/10734836 http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/9585793 http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/17112309 http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/21446776 see if these help. They are from www.Pubmed.Com they go over many of the interactions and the liver enzymes affected. Good luck and let me know if i can help more!
Answered 9/9/2013
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