Drug interactions
Garlic + Oxaprozin
Severity: Minor
Garlic and Oxaprozin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Garlic supplements may have antiplatelet activity and could add to the bleeding risk of an NSAID. The clinical significance is uncertain and based mainly on limited data.
What this interaction means in plain words
Garlic and Oxaprozin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Garlic belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Oxaprozin belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Garlic constituents may inhibit platelet aggregation, adding to the platelet inhibition produced by NSAIDs.
What to do
Ask about supplement use and monitor for bruising or bleeding. Consider stopping high-dose garlic supplements before surgery or if bleeding occurs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Garlic
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- Aceclofenac + Garlic Moderate
- Acemetacin + Garlic Moderate
- Aescin + Garlic Moderate
- Alteplase + Garlic Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Garlic with Oxaprozin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Garlic and Oxaprozin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Garlic supplements may have antiplatelet activity and could add to the bleeding risk of an NSAID. The clinical significance is uncertain and based mainly on limited data.
How serious is the interaction between Garlic and Oxaprozin?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Ask about supplement use and monitor for bruising or bleeding. Consider stopping high-dose garlic supplements before surgery or if bleeding occurs.
What other medicines interact with Oxaprozin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxaprozin with, for example, Ketorolac intranasal, Ketorolac, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Oxaprozin page.
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