Garlic Extract Oral
Generic Name: GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) - ORAL
Garlic Extract Oral Interactions
This product should not be used with the following medications
because very serious interactions may occur:
- protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, saquinavir)
- non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs such
as nevirapine, efavirenz)
If you are currently using any of these medications listed
above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting garlic
products.
Before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all
prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use,
especially of:
- isoniazid
- medications/herbal products that may increase your risk of
bleeding (e.g., "blood thinners" such as warfarin and heparin,
anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel, nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, herbals such as
danshen/ginger/gingko)
- drugs removed from your body by certain liver enzymes (such
as acetaminophen, chlorzoxazone, cyclosporine, theophylline,
calcium channel blockers including diltiazem, azole antifungals
including ketoconazole)
Aspirin may also increase the risk of bleeding when used with
this product. If your doctor has prescribed low doses of aspirin to
prevent heart attack or stroke (usually at dosages of 81-325
milligrams a day), you should continue to take the aspirin. Consult
your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
This product may decrease the effectiveness of birth control
that contains estrogen (pills, patch, ring). This can result in
pregnancy. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for details. Discuss
whether you should use additional reliable birth control methods
while taking this product.
Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before
checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
This document does not contain all possible interactions.
Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or
pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your
medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and
pharmacist.
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