Grapefruit interacts with metabolism of certain drugs like statins, calcium channel blockers, antiallergics, cardiovascular agents and can produce harmful effects.
Drug-Drug interactions can lead to serious side effects. It is important to be aware of potential interactions to reduce the risk of harmful effects.
Food like grapefruit, dairy products, cranberry juice, spinach, bananas and walnuts can interact with certain common drugs, leading to side effects.
A drug interaction occurs when a drug interacts with another drug, food or supplement or when it is taken while you have certain medical conditions. It is estimated that 3-26% of all adverse drug reactions may require hospitalisation due to ...
Antibiotics like tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones used in the treatment of bacterial infections interact mainly with dairy products and lead to adverse side effects.
Food may interact and interfere with action of a drug and this can result in harmful side effects. To avoid drug-food interactions it is essential to know which food items should be avoided with certain drugs