Medication and Juice
9/3/2008
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Grapefruit juice and medications don’t always get along.
A new Canadian study, suggests that other common juices may not be medication friendly either. A number of studies have reported that grapefruit juice can boost the absorption of specific medications.
Most physicians warn against drinking the juice with pills for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Now a study from the University of Western Ontario, says that other juices, including apple and orange juice, may limit the body’s absorption of medicine.
Researchers found that grapefruit, orange, and apple juice all lowered the body’s absorption of certain anti-cancer drugs, some heart drugs, and a few antibiotics.
They also found that healthy people taking the allergy drug, Allegra, with grapefruit juice only absorbed half the amount of the drug compared with volunteers that took the medication with water.
The study results need to be confirmed but, for now, the smartest option? Take all your medications with a full glass, not a sip, of cool water, not hot. A full glass of water will help the medicine dissolve better.