Drug interactions
Ginger + Oxaprozin
Severity: Minor
Ginger and Oxaprozin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Ginger supplements have mild antiplatelet properties that might add to the bleeding tendency of NSAIDs. Clinical evidence of meaningful bleeding is limited.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ginger 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.
Ginger belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Oxaprozin belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Ginger constituents may inhibit thromboxane synthesis and platelet aggregation, additive to NSAID platelet inhibition.
What to do
Counsel patients to report unusual bruising or bleeding when taking concentrated ginger supplements with the NSAID. Dietary ginger needs no action.
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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- Acemetacin + Oxaprozin Major
- Acetylsalicylic acid + Oxaprozin Major
- Alteplase + Oxaprozin Major
Other interactions of Ginger
- Aceclofenac + Ginger Moderate
- Acemetacin + Ginger Moderate
- Aescin + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin rectal + Ginger Moderate
- Aspirin + Ginger Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ginger with Oxaprozin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Ginger 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. Ginger supplements have mild antiplatelet properties that might add to the bleeding tendency of NSAIDs. Clinical evidence of meaningful bleeding is limited.
How serious is the interaction between Ginger 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: Counsel patients to report unusual bruising or bleeding when taking concentrated ginger supplements with the NSAID. Dietary ginger needs no action.
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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