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| May 01, 2002 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Caffeine interacts with a number of psychoactive medications, and physicians must be alert to potentially serious consequences, Marilyn R. Semenchuk, Pharm.D., said at a psychopharmacology conference sponsored by the University of Arizona.

"We need to pay more critical attention to the amount of caffeine patients are consuming in their diets because it can be the source of adverse reactions," said Dr. Semenchuk, CNS Regional Medical Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline in Tucson.

There are two potential sources of problems. In the first, phenothiazines and butyrophenones may form insoluble precipitates when given concurrently with caffeine. This can limit their absorption and overall effectiveness. The other potential source of problems lies with the fact ...

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