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A member asked:

Can i take echinacea when taking the blood thinner xarelto?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No info: No specific informarion avaible buy my educated guess is that it is ok.

Answered 3/13/2020

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Echinacea: Don't know why you want echinacea but should be ok.

Answered 11/4/2018

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