AboutMary E Scott, RPh, CGP Expertise I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Experience I received a BS in Pharmacy in 1980 with post-graduate work in public health. I have had a Consultant Pharmacist license since 1984.
Organizations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists .I received certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998.
Question QUESTION: What is the effect of ibuprofen on cumadin levels?
What is the effect of famotidine on cumadin levels?
ANSWER: Hi,Thom,
Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs (non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs)can increase the effect of Coumadin (warfarin) on blood clotting, causing blood to be "thinner".
Famotidine has no effect on Coumadin.
Hope this helps, Mary
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QUESTION: what is the effect of Tylenol on coumadin
Answer Hi,Thom,
Acetaminophen can increase clotting time,but if you are taking it infrequently (not on a daily basis)it really shouldn't cause a problem. If you start to take it on a routine basis with coumadin, you should have your INR checked more frequently than once a month until it is stabilized (INR between 2.0 and 3.0). Hope this helps, Mary
