clementines and calquence

[Sailor3]

is it ok to eat clementines while taking calquence?

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

Hi Sailor3,

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We had a discussion on this yesterday- the answer is YES. Most citrus fruits are perfectly OK. There are a very few minor exceptions: Grapefruit, bitter oranges, and any cross breed of those plus pomegranates and star fruit have a specific enzyme that makes many drugs stronger and last longer in the body .

See healthunlocked.com/cllsuppo...

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Len

[larrymarion in reply to lankisterguy]

Add blood oranges and Saville oranges to that list. And that means that marmalades from the U.K., which typically are made from saville oranges, are on the no no list.

[Skyshark in reply to larrymarion]

Might need to eat a lot, says she scoffed a whole box full in a short time period.

proceedings.med.ucla.edu/wp...

Also Lime.

pharmacytimes.com/view/2005...

Also says acyclovir (Aciclovir) is affected by organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP). Both apple and orange juice are in the frame.

[Livingwith67 in reply to Skyshark]

I was never told about apple and orange juice with Aciclovir. Or angle juice was avoidedbexss as use of ventoclax though. Weirdly though after recently finishing aciclovir I craved apple juice and hadn’t done whilst taking it, maybe my body subconsciously knows.