Grapefruit‐drug interactions: can interactions with drugs be avoided?

SU Mertens‐Talcott, I Zadezensky… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Grapefruit is rich in flavonoids, which have been demonstrated to have a preventive
influence on many chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. However …

Therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenetic tests as tools in pharmacovigilance

EJ Sirot, JW van der Velden, K Rentsch, CB Eap… - Drug Safety, 2006 - Springer
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and pharmacogenetic tests play a major role in
minimising adverse drug reactions and enhancing optimal therapeutic response. The …

An assessment of statin safety by muscle experts

PD Thompson, PM Clarkson, RS Rosenson - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The National Lipid Association's (NLA) Muscle Safety Expert Panel was charged with the
duty of examining the definitions, causative factors, and management of statin myopathy …

Ginsenoside metabolites, rather than naturally occurring ginsenosides, lead to inhibition of human cytochrome P450 enzymes

Y Liu, JW Zhang, W Li, H Ma, J Sun… - Toxicological …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
There is still an argument about ginseng–prescription drug interactions. To evaluate the
influence on cytochrome P450 (P450) activities of ginseng in the present study, the influence …

Analysis of frankincense from various Boswellia species with inhibitory activity on human drug metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes using liquid chromatography …

A Frank, M Unger - Journal of Chromatography A, 2006 - Elsevier
In our search for herbal remedies with inhibitory activity on cytochrome P450 (CYP)
enzymes, we identified extracts of the gum-resin of Boswellia carteri, Boswellia frereana …

Variation of flavonoids and furanocoumarins in grapefruit juices: A potential source of variability in grapefruit juice− drug interaction studies

WV De Castro, S Mertens-Talcott… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Grapefruit juice (GFJ) has been found to interact with several medications, increasing their
oral bioavailability and the risk of toxicity. Inhibition of CYP3A4 in the small intestine by …

The potential inhibitory effect of antiparasitic drugs and natural products on P-glycoprotein mediated efflux

R Hayeshi, C Masimirembwa, S Mukanganyama… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The potential inhibitory effect on P-glycoprotein (Pgp) by antiparasitic drugs and natural
compounds was investigated. Compounds were screened for Pgp interaction based on …

The role of therapeutic drug monitoring in individualizing immunosuppressive drug therapy: recent developments

M Oellerich, VW Armstrong - Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Since the introduction of cyclosporine to organ transplantation in the early 1980s,
therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has become an integral part of immunosuppressive drug …

Interaction of grapefruit juice and calcium channel blockers

DA Sica - American journal of hypertension, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Drug–drug interactions are commonly recognized occurrences in the hypertensive
population. Drug–nutrient interactions, however, are less well appreciated. The grapefruit …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of cytochrome P450 pharmacogenetics on disposition of common antidepressant and antipsychotic medications

J van der Weide, JWJ Hinrichs - Clinical Biochemist Reviews, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the identification of all the major drug-metabolising cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes
and their major gene variants, pharmacogenetics has had a major impact on …