How
Ginkgo
interacts with
Antiplatelet medications
Interaction Type:
Interactions
Interaction Rating:
Study Supported
Studies have reported that ginkgo affects the blood's clotting ability and may alter the effects of these medications and possibly the dose needed for treatment. Use with caution.
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These drugs include
aspirin, dipyridamole, anagrelide, cilostazol, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, abciximab, tirofiban, eptifibatide .
References
Braquet P. Anti-anaphylactic Properties of BN 52021: A Potent Platelet Activating Factor Antagonist. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 1987;215:215-33.
Rosenblatt M, Mindel J. Spontaneous hyphema associated with ingestion of Ginkgo biloba extract. N Engl J Med. Apr1997;336(15):1108.
Rowin J, Lewis SL. Spontaneous bilateral subdural hematomas associated with chronic Ginkgo biloba ingestion. Neurology. Jun 1996;46(6):1775-6.
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