I have been prescribed pravastatin to help lower my cholesterol but on the leaflet it says don't take grapefruit juice without asking your doctor first, anyone know why ?
Yes, it's very risky to take statins with grapefruit. It depends on the dosage of your tablets, but some say that a small glass of juice from time to time doesn't do any harm, others say don't touch grapefruit at all. Shame, because I love it :-(
If i was taking statins (which I am not) and wanted the odd glass of grapefruit juice with,say breakfast, i would not hesitate, perhaps once or twice a week.