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Jimmy

Dr. Leonard is MPC’s current Clinical Toxicology Fellow. As a fellow, he hopes to gain knowledge, skills, and experience about how he as a pharmacist can provide care to people receiving treatment in the emergency room for poisonings, overdoses, or envenomations. By the end of his training, he hopes to be able to save more lives!

14 November 2017

Grapefruit juice and medicine: what’s the real deal?

Jimmy Grapefruit, Medicine, Medicine Interaction Leave a Comment

As a pharmacy student, I remember telling a patient “You shouldn’t drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruits with this medicine.” She was quick to reply, “Oh don’t worry, if I drink grapefruit juice, I drink it in the morning, but

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