Effects of Oral Ginger Supplementation on the INR

Although there are competing options for anticoagulation, many Americans remain on warfarin. Concurrently, the use of alternative medicines is on the rise. With that, the potential for interactions between them is increasing. Ginger has gained popularity in its use. The literature has sparse recent...

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Published in:Case reports in medicine 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-2
Main Authors: Rubin, Daniel, Dietrich, Eric, Patel, Vishal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative medicine
Anticoagulants
Arthritis
Case Report
Case reports
Dietary supplements
Dietary supplements industry
Drug therapy
Health care industry
Patients
Pharmacodynamics
Warfarin
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Summary:Although there are competing options for anticoagulation, many Americans remain on warfarin. Concurrently, the use of alternative medicines is on the rise. With that, the potential for interactions between them is increasing. Ginger has gained popularity in its use. The literature has sparse recent information about the potential conflict between warfarin and ginger. This brief case report discusses the potential scope of the problem as well as the proposed pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between these two commonly used agents.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2019/8784029