medication

[BertiWooster]

Some one I know is taking the following medications

Doxazosin mesilate
Modified release Verapamil hydrochloride
Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide
Aspirin - enteric coated
Calchichew - D3 Forte Chewable tablets
Lansoprazole Gastro - Resistant Capsules
Atorvastatin

I hope i haven't missed any .



He has been told that he shouldn't drink grapefruit juice while he is taking one of the above medication - but he cant remember which medication .

He has also been told to leave a gap of a few hours between taking two of the above medication - again he cant remember which two .

Does anyone know which ?

[carmalee]

in the dim and distant past |I remember reading something about grapefruit juice inhibiting enzymes (or something like that) - google in medication and grapefruit (juice) - lots on there.

[4getmenot]

just tell him not to drink grapefruit juice at all. X

[bednobs]

Atorvastatin re grapefruit juice

[anneasquith]

read the label ?

[Mamyalynne]

A quick phone call to a late night chemist should answer the question about the two hour gap query

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I take Lanzoprazole and if Calchichew is something for indigestion it'll be those two. Lanzoprazole is slow release and the indigestion thing will stop it being absorbed. IIRC.

[boxtops]

It's the statin (Atorvastatin), which the person will be taking to help control high cholesterol, which is counteracted by grapefruit juice.
I am on a statin and I'm not allowed grapefruit juice, it says so on the leaflet in the box of medication.

[Eve]

I've been on lanzoprazole (more recently Omeprazole) and calcichew along with a number of other drugs (I'm sure I must rattle sometimes!) and trying to think what I've been told.

Boots are pretty good, they gave me a medication review with a pharmacist to go through all mine and what I should take when and with or without what, made things a lot clearer!

[shaneystar2]

It's the Atorvastatin you mustn't have grapefruit with .I take statins and on the dosage label it says "Avoid consumption of grapefruit"
I'm sure I answered this somewhere else but it seems to have moved :)

[BertiWooster]

Thanks folks

That only leaves the gap between two of the medications .
As is suggested he could speak to his pharmacist .