Which foods and drugs interact with blood thinning medications?

The following list provides the most common and easily avoided sources of adverse drug reactions concerning blood thinning medications. Keep this list handy and review it whenever you bring home a new prescription for a blood thinner - even after your doctor and pharmacist have vetted it with you. Warfarin interacts with antibiotics such as clarithromycin or erythromycin.

Can increases the effect of warfarin to cause bleeding. Warfarin interacts with feverfew, ginseng, dan-shen, ginkgo biloba, garlic, and other herbals (especially those that start with a "g", for an easy way to remember). May increase the effect of warfarin to cause bleeding.

Warfarin interacts with spinach, liver and leafy greens. Large quantities of vitamin K may decrease the effects of warfarin, causing blood clots. Warfarin interacts with miconazole (found in over-the-counter yeast infection treatments).

May increase risk of bleeding and bruising.

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The following information lists the most common and easily avoided sources of adverse drug reactions concerning blood pressure medications. Keep this list handy and review it whenever you bring home a new prescription for a blood pressure medication - even after your doctor and pharmacist have vetted it with you. ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril interact with specific classes of diuretics such as spironolactone - so called potassium sparing diuretics.

May increase potassium levels dramatically, which can cause irregular heartbeats or death. ACE inhibitors interact with potassium. May increase levels of potassium.

Some calcium channel blockers interact with grapefruit juice. May increase absorption of calcium channel drug, and thus increases the effect and may cause rapid drop in blood pressure.