The amount of hydrogen bonding differs as the molecular weight of the compound increases. Evaporation for the alcohols will occur according to molecular weight, with the lowest molecular weight compound evaporating first.
Grapefruit Juice: Is It Affecting Your Medication? Most Americans who drink grapefruit juice do so for breakfast-- a time of day when many people also take medications. Grapefruit juice, it turns out, can affect some medications. So you may need to rethink your morning drink. Donât drink grapefruit juice if youâre taking any of these medications, unless advised to by your doctor: Some statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs): lovastatin , atorvastatin , simvastatin (Zocor, Vytorin).
At first the number of meds linked to this odd-grapefruit reaction was at around 17, but now experts say there are a whopping 43 drugs that need to be kept separate from the fruit. Researchers say the medications range from those to treat blood pressure, cancer and cholesterol-lowering statins as well as those taken to suppress the immune system after an organ transplant.