Soft drink could enhance effects of an anti-cancer drug
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Experiments with an artificial stomach suggest that a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play an unexpected role in improving the effectiveness of an oral anti-cancer drug. The experiments produced evidence that patients will absorb more of the unnamed drug, tested in Phase 1 in clinical trials, when taken with "flat" or degassed Sprite.