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Article: Pomegranate juice safe for patients taking medications confirms study
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- The Hindustan Times
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- August 22, 2007
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Washington, Aug. 22 -- A new study has put to rest fears that pomegranate juice may interfere with the metabolism of drugs by finding that it does not interact with oral or intravenous medication.
The study was carried out by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine led by Dr. David Greenblatt.
Previous studies had raised fears that pomegranate juice, like grapefruit juice, may interfere with the metabolism of drugs by inhibiting CYP3A, an enzyme that allows the body to transform and eliminate a drug.
However, the new study showed that this is not the case.
As a part of first study using human subjects, ...