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Grapefruit, medication interaction warning expanded
Started By Emergency Laughter, Nov 27 2012 01:49 AM
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 01:49 AM
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 02:50 AM
Interesting list... thanks for the heads up 
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 03:15 PM
So than, if I drink grapefruit juice with Cialis, then I can take way less, and save a bunch of money?? Awesome! Any idea if this also works with weed and heroin??
Seriously though, that is a pretty important piece of information..thanks for sharing it.
Seriously though, that is a pretty important piece of information..thanks for sharing it.
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Posted 27 November 2012 - 04:10 PM
oh hell, no wonder why the amiodarone didn't work the last time I used it on a arrest, the guy had just drank a glass of grapefruit juice.
But seriously, advice is to stay away from Grapefruit juice if you are taking any of the drugs listed and for those of you who don't go to the website listed here's the list of meds that are affected
A-C
Alfentanil (oral)
Amiodarone
Apixaban
Atorvastatin
Buspirone
Clopidogrel
Crizotinib
Cyclosporine
D-F
Darifenacin
Dasatinib
Dextromethorphan
Domperidone
Dronedarone
Eplerenone
Erlotinib
Erythromycin
Everolimus
Felodipine
Fentanyl (oral)
Fesoterodine
H-P
Halofantrine
Ketamine (oral)
Latatinib
Lovastatin
Lurasidone
Maraviroc
Nifedipine
Nilotinib
Oxycodone
P-Z
Pazopanib
Pimozide
Primaquine
Quinine
Quetiapine
Quinidine
Rilpivirine
Rivaroxaban
Silodosin
Simvastatin
Sirolimus
Solifenacin
Sunitinib
Tacrolimus
Tamsulosin
Ticagrelor
Triazolam
Vandetanib
Venurafenib
Verapamil
Ziprasidone
But seriously, advice is to stay away from Grapefruit juice if you are taking any of the drugs listed and for those of you who don't go to the website listed here's the list of meds that are affected
A-C
Alfentanil (oral)
Amiodarone
Apixaban
Atorvastatin
Buspirone
Clopidogrel
Crizotinib
Cyclosporine
D-F
Darifenacin
Dasatinib
Dextromethorphan
Domperidone
Dronedarone
Eplerenone
Erlotinib
Erythromycin
Everolimus
Felodipine
Fentanyl (oral)
Fesoterodine
H-P
Halofantrine
Ketamine (oral)
Latatinib
Lovastatin
Lurasidone
Maraviroc
Nifedipine
Nilotinib
Oxycodone
P-Z
Pazopanib
Pimozide
Primaquine
Quinine
Quetiapine
Quinidine
Rilpivirine
Rivaroxaban
Silodosin
Simvastatin
Sirolimus
Solifenacin
Sunitinib
Tacrolimus
Tamsulosin
Ticagrelor
Triazolam
Vandetanib
Venurafenib
Verapamil
Ziprasidone
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 09:53 AM
So if I get called to Dwaynes house and I find him unconscious on the kitchen floor with obvious priapism going on and an empty bottle of Cialis next to his head, and an orchard full of half-eaten grapefruit littering the kitchen, can I safely assume that he doesn't have...um...like... a spinal injury?
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:12 PM
Don't forget "Lipitor". I don't know which of the names listed above are the generic for it.
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 02:14 PM
no but make sure you get it on youtubeSo if I get called to Dwaynes house and I find him unconscious on the kitchen floor with obvious priapism going on and an empty bottle of Cialis next to his head, and an orchard full of half-eaten grapefruit littering the kitchen, can I safely assume that he doesn't have...um...like... a spinal injury?
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 08:16 PM
Yep...safe bet the spine is clear unless you see a bunch of other naked people, a trampoline, and maybe a few barn animals...then, please consider possible comorbidities...
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 08:56 PM
Make sure you rule out the latex allergy if they have a couple of rubber chickens lying around.
And be extra careful if you see some pretty torn up apple pies.
And be extra careful if you see some pretty torn up apple pies.
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