# Statins and grapefruit

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 22, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-and-grapefruit/978598 "2023-01-22T08:17:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statins-and-grapefruit/978598/21 "2023-01-23T16:25:02Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> One thing I’ve never been clear on: Is there a time frame within which it’s OK to consume grapefruit?

I don’t know which statin you’re taking, and I’m no doctor; but I’m fine with licensing documents. I referred to UK documents simply because I’m more familiar with them. [This Summary of Product Characteristics](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/5688/smpc#gref) simply says (section 4.5)

> Avoid grapefruit juice when taking simvastatin

> [@Cardigan](#):
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> My favorite soft drink is Squirt. And I take Zocor. I always figured there was so little actual grapefruit in the pop, that it was perfectly safe to consume it.

I’d never heard of Squirt and I’ve no idea what it’s composition is, but a quick google\* [turned up this paper,](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839496/) which highlights it as - well, a soda of interest, I guess. See Table 2.

j

\* - Aside - google seems to think that searches on “squirt” are candidates for this thread: [Internet Searches You Regret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-searches-you-regret/978117)

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