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will drinking grapefruit juice interfere with hydrochlorothiazide or any other medication
It is not that grapefruit :interferes".
Grapefruit juice contains substances that prolong the half-life of a medication in the blood.
The difference between a dangerous dose of a medication and a therapeutic dose may involve a very small additional concentration.
Thus, for some medications there is a caution on the bottles prohibiting ingestion of grapefruit juice.
Grapefruit juice contains substances that prolong the half-life of a medication in the blood.
The difference between a dangerous dose of a medication and a therapeutic dose may involve a very small additional concentration.
Thus, for some medications there is a caution on the bottles prohibiting ingestion of grapefruit juice.
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