Food and drug 'cocktails' warning

Doctors are being told to check patients' diets before prescribing drugs to avoid dangerous cocktails.

Safety advisors estimate around 200 drugs become toxic, or less effective, when combined with certain foods.

For example, the anti-clotting drug warfarin reacts with cranberry juice and the oral contraceptive may not work if you mix it with St John's wort.

An independent committee will advise the Food Standards Agency and government's medicines regulatory body.

Source - BBC News