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Could smoking affect how blood thinners work?
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Doubt but...: There is no interaction between nicotine patches, gums, inhalers and warfarin. But remember that smoking has a vasoconstrictor effect in all organs promoting angina or worsening arterial disease.
Answered 11/10/2020
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Yes: Smoking increases the risk of a blood clot forming in blood vessels in all smokers. If that smoker is taking a blood thinner already, the blood thinner may not work as well as a person on the same blood thinner who is not smoking. Blood thinners are not a guarantee that blood clots will not form, but. Smoking further increases that risk.
Answered 11/10/2020
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