Warfarin is effective and safe, but requires regular blood tests to check you are taking a dose which is high enough to work, but not so high that it puts you at risk of a dangerous bleed
It is also called an anticoagulant
See more Alcohol and warfarin side effects: When warfarin is combined with alcohol, the effects of warfarin can be altered and may lead to a greater risk of bleeding or a decreased warfarin effect
There's no special diet for people who take warfarin
It's important to have regular health checkups if you take the medicine
Warfarin (brand names Coumadin and Jantoven) is a prescription medication used to prevent harmful blood clots from forming or growing larger
To keep you safe, your healthcare provider will
Warfarin is used to prevent or treat blood clots, including deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
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Your dose of warfarin will change based on results from frequent blood tests
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John's wort were evaluated to have major severity interaction with warfarin
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The one-week warfarin and three-week warfarin-ginsenosides regimen result in restoring the suppressed levels by warfarin of the coagulating factors II, VII and protein Z, and significantly enhance activities of P450 3A4 and 2C9 that metabolize warfarin
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Despite its widespread use, warfarin therapy is associated with increased risk of hemorrhage and interacts with
It has a narrow range between therapeutic and toxic doses, indicating that inappropriate interventions could result in unexpected clinical outcomes (Leite et al
The concern when taking warfarin (coumadin) is the amount of vitamin K ingested
All subjects received 5 mg a day of warfarin
There are 638 drugs known to interact with warfarin, along with 8 disease interactions, and 5 alcohol/food interactions
Warfarin has several major drug interactions that could put you at an increased risk of bruising and bleeding
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But this isn’t a complete list, so remember to always talk with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your medications or supplements while you’re taking warfarin
Vitamin K-rich foods include: Chamomile or green tea
In younger patients a higher dose is safe and may achieve control slightly faster
It's important that you eat foods containing vitamin K, so rather than leaving them out of your diet, make sure you eat similar amounts of them regularly
Warfarin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants ('blood thinners')
Warfarin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants ('blood thinners')
Other foods that could affect warfarin are beef liver or other animal liver products
2006; 174 (13):1847 A Patient’s Guide to Taking Coumadin/Warfarin