Interaction checker → Ginkgo Biloba + Blood thinners (warfarin type)

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Can you take Ginkgo Biloba with blood thinners (warfarin type)?

Additive bleeding risk

What happens

Ginkgo inhibits platelet-activating factor. Case reports include serious bleeds.

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

What to do about it

Case reports include serious bleeds. Worth clearing with your prescriber before taking both.

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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