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Taking Medicines
Frequently Asked Questions
17. What is the "grapefruit juice
effect?"
Taking certain medications with a glass of grapefruit juice can
lead to higher levels of medicine in the blood, which can cause
health problems. Scientists originally discovered the "grapefruit
juice effect" by luck, after giving volunteers grapefruit juice to
mask the taste of a medicine. (Answer continues on next
page.)
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