Cruciferous vegetables may alter drug pharmacokinetics by:
1. Enhancing absorption of weakly acidic drugs
2. Altering CYP 3A4 activity, leading to elevated levels of drugs, such as the statins
3. Inducing CYP 1A2, possibly leading to therapeutic failure of drugs metabolized by CYP 1A2
4. Decreasing first-pass metabolism of drugs
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