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It's best to avoid grapefruit when taking some statin drugs
The Medicine CabinetQ: My doctor just prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor) for high cholesterol. The instructions said: "Do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking this medication." I love grapefruit. Do I need to avoid it completely? A: Like you, I love...Tags: Grapefruit, Crestor (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvard Medical School
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Study: Statin Helps Prevent Heart Attack
Associated Press WriterCholesterol-lowering statin drugs help prevent heart attacks for at least a decade after people stop taking them, the first long-term study of the world's top-selling type of medication finds. The research follows up on a study in Scotland showing...Tags: Heart Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses
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Group seeking warnings on cholesterol drugs
AP Medical WriterNearly two weeks after a popular cholesterol-lowering drug was pulled off the market for causing deadly muscle destruction, a consumer group charged that five similar medications have killed an additional 81 people. Public Citizen petitioned the...Tags: Novartis AG, Zocor (drug), Lipitor (drug), Plastic Surgeons, Heart Attack
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