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Drinking Orange Juice just after the medicine
Hi ..I had an heart attack nearly two months ago and I have been drinking one glass of orange juice everyday just after having the medicine(includes beta blocker called bisoplolel). I just heard from a friend that its not good to have orange juice with or imeeditely after taking the medicine. Is this true? can orange juice make the medicine less effective?
thanks for your help in advance, cheers, Larry
thanks for your help in advance, cheers, Larry
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many thanks for replying....my worry is these things were never told by the doctors or at least the pharmacist......even not mentioned in the little leaflet in the medicine box.....
The acidity of many juices breaks down the medicines. Better taken with water only.
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Seems that you shouldn't drink these juices within 4 hours of taking the medicine.