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I am being treated for a provoked pulmonary embolism and just wondered if it was safe for me to smoke cannabis while on rivaroxaban?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

No: If you have a choice, don't. While smoking is not recommended, tobacco or cannabis, for anyone..... In someone who had a blood clot lodge in his lung, it is a very poor choice. Taking rivaroxaban does not mean that it is now safe to smoke.

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Answered 7/17/2020

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A member asked:

I am being treated for a provoked pulmonary embolism and just wondered if it was safe for me to smoke cannabis while on rivaroxaban?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Christine Hom answered

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

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