grapefruit juices can increase levels of Mevacor (lovastatin)
July 1998
Grapefruit juice interactions are in the news again.
Researchers now say that grapefruit juice can increase levelsof Mevacor (lovastatin)...and probably Zocor (simvastatin).
This is another cytochrome P450 interaction.
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