QuantumSparkles comments on Be (a)ware when consuming your spooky treats! (Applies to all oral meds)

submitted 2 years ago by ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works to c/spooky_memes@lemmy.world

ID: tis the season to remember that activated charcoal can render oral birth control ineffective

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[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Grapefruit has bad interactions with a lot of medications for some reason

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

It has a chemical that is a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor - it basically turns off the enzyme that metabolizes a good chunk of medicines.

Earl grey tea has it too.

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