Drug interactions
Garlic + Lornoxicam
Severity: Moderate
Garlic and Lornoxicam: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Garlic supplements may impair platelet function and lornoxicam, an NSAID, inhibits platelet aggregation and can injure the gastric mucosa. Combining them may raise the risk of bleeding. The evidence is largely theoretical.
What this interaction means in plain words
Garlic and Lornoxicam can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Garlic belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Lornoxicam belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive antiplatelet effects, with NSAID-related gastrointestinal mucosal damage.
What to do
Discourage concentrated garlic supplements during lornoxicam therapy and monitor for bruising or gastrointestinal bleeding. Stop supplements before elective surgery.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Garlic
- Garlic + Saquinavir Major
- Aceclofenac + Garlic Moderate
- Acemetacin + Garlic Moderate
- Aescin + Garlic Moderate
- Alteplase + Garlic Moderate
- Argatroban + Garlic Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Garlic with Lornoxicam?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Garlic and Lornoxicam can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Garlic supplements may impair platelet function and lornoxicam, an NSAID, inhibits platelet aggregation and can injure the gastric mucosa. Combining them may raise the risk of bleeding. The evidence is largely theoretical.
How serious is the interaction between Garlic and Lornoxicam?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Discourage concentrated garlic supplements during lornoxicam therapy and monitor for bruising or gastrointestinal bleeding. Stop supplements before elective surgery.
What other medicines interact with Garlic?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Garlic with, for example, Saquinavir, Aceclofenac, Acemetacin. The full list is on the Garlic page.
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