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TIL that the discovery that grapefruit can interact with drugs was made while studying the interaction between a medication and alcohol. Grapefruit juice was used to disguise the taste of the alcohol, only for blood tests to reveal that both groups had extremely elevated levels of the drug.
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Citrus surprise: A juicy discovery at LHSC changed drug safety around the world

In almost any medicine cabinet, a pill bottle can be found with a warning label advising against the consumption of grapefruit with the medication. But few have probably stopped to think more about…

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