101.9 KING Radio » medicine http://kingfm.com Wed, 22 May 2013 03:35:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Is Your Coffee Fix Getting in the Way of Medication? — Health Check http://kingfm.com/coffee-affect-medication-health-check/ http://kingfm.com/coffee-affect-medication-health-check/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:12:31 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62806 The average American adult drinks about three cups of coffee a day, and while many can’t imagine a morning without it, people taking certain drugs may want to think twice.

Studies show that more than a dozen medications — antidepressants, estrogen, and thyroid and osteoporosis drugs, for example — can be affected by coffee, which can block absorption or enhance the effects of the drugs.

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