Interaction checker → EPA + Blood thinners (warfarin type)

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Can you take EPA with blood thinners (warfarin type)?

Additive bleeding risk

What happens

Fish oil inhibits platelet aggregation on top of anticoagulation.

Drugs in this class include Warfarin / Coumadin, Apixaban / Eliquis, Rivaroxaban / Xarelto.

What to do about it

Talk to your prescriber before taking more than ~1 g/day combined EPA+DHA.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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