Common Medicines May Reduce Cancer Drug Potency
Common heartburn medications may increase the toxic side effects and/or reduce the effectiveness of the popular cancer treatment Gleevec , according to new research by Medco Health Solutions Inc. The research shows that 43 percent of patients taking the leukemia drug Gleevec were also using another drug that could decrease its efficacy. Another 68 percent of patients were taking a medication that could raise the toxicity level. The drugs that were the most likely to alter the