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A 73-year-old male asked:
Can i take garlic with an anticoagulant? thanks.
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ira Friedlanderanswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 44 years experience
You have not: specified the anticoagulant to which you are referring however there is no reason to believe that garlic in usual doses would have any significant interaction with Vitamin K antagonists nor Factor ten A inhibitors nor thrombin inhibitors either. Check with your health care provider to address your specific situation.
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Dr. Robert Douglasanswered
Orthodontics 53 years experience
Ask: the doctor who prescribed the anticoagulant. Garlic thins the blood and (S)he may not want you to use it.
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Last updated Dec 19, 2016
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