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| | A Complete List of Drugs That Interact with Grapefruit Juice |
 | | Amy Karch, RN, MS, of the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester Medical Center, an expert on drug interactions, explains that grapefruit juice is one of the foods most likely to cause problems with drugs, because it is metabolized by the same enzyme in the liver that breaks down many drugs. |
 | | Drugs that use the same pathway and interact with grapefruit juice target some of the most common health problems doctors see today. |
 | | The list consists of more than 50 medications, including some drugs used to treat high cholesterol, depression, high blood pressure, cancer, depression, pain, impotence, and allergies. |
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