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Grapefruit Juice + Lipitor = Death

  • January 18, 2005

I've devoted an incredible amount of space on my Web site to cataloging the toxic effects drugs can have on your health. But what about the fatal effect, for example, a statin drug can have when it interacts with fresh grapefruit juice? Drinking grapefruit juice can be deadly for people who take certain medications, according to a recent paper. In one case, a "snowbird" retiree who was living in Florida for the winter died two months after he arrived. Physicians believe the two to...