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  2. Grapefruit–drug interactions - Wikipedia

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    Grapefruit–drug interactions that affect the pre-systemic metabolism (i.e., the metabolism that occurs before the drug enters the blood) of drugs have a different duration of action than interactions that work by other mechanisms, such as on absorption, discussed below.

  3. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is non-selective and irreversibly inhibits both forms [4] (but is weakly more selective for COX-1 [5]). It does so by acetylating the hydroxyl of a serine residue at the 530 amino acid position. [6] Normally COX produces prostaglandins, most of which are pro-inflammatory, and thromboxanes, which promote clotting.

  4. Levothyroxine - Wikipedia

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    Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of thyroxine (T 4), which is secreted by the thyroid gland. Levothyroxine and thyroxine are chemically identical: natural thyroxine is also in the "levo" chiral form, the difference is only in terminological preference. T 4 is biosynthesized from tyrosine. Approximately 5% of the US population suffers from over ...

  5. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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    Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study. What does it do? 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily.

  6. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Levothyroxine, a drug used to treat hypothyroidism, can lead to reduced bone mass and density in older adults with normal thyroid levels, a small cohort study has shown.

  7. Daily low-dose aspirin has its benefits — and risks. Here's ...

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    Aspirin helps prevent blood clots from forming, which is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, but the drug also carries a risk of bleeding. That risk can outweigh aspirin’s benefits in ...

  8. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Drug Adverse effects Cinchona bark Cinchona pubescens: Warfarin Possible additive effect [3] Chamomile: Blood thinners [23] Devil's Claw: grapple plant, wood spider Harpagophytum: Warfarin Additive effect [3] Ephedra Ephedra: Caffeine, decongestants, stimulants [15] Increases sympathomimetic effect of ephedra [3] Feverfew: featherfew Tanacetum ...

  9. List of cytochrome P450 modulators - Wikipedia

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    "Indiana University Department of Medicine Clinical Pharmacology Drug Interactions Flockhart Table ™". "INHIBITORS, INDUCERS AND SUBSTRATES OF CYTOCHROME P450 ISOZYMES". "The Life Raft Group: Long List of Inhibitors and Inducers of CYP3A4 and CYP2D6". "DRUGBANK Online: Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors".