Which food, drink, or herbal supplement does the nurse warn a patient who is prescribed any of the azole class of antifungal drugs to avoid?
a. Caffeinated beverages
b. Grapefruit juice
c. St. John's wort
d. Dairy products
B
The activity of azole antifungal drugs can be reduced by grapefruit juice in large quantities. Pa-tients should not take an azole with grapefruit juice and should limit their total grapefruit juice intake to no more than 24 ounces per day.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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