I’ve got another example involving an interaction with Coumadin that you may not have thought about before. Most often when I discuss Coumadin interactions with students, the first thought in most people’s minds is what drug did we add that caused the INR to go up. ...
Coumadin and NSAIDs(Advil, Aleve, Nabumetone, etc.) probably one of the worst drug-drug interactions, in fact the AMDA lists it as one of its top ten in long-term-care/geriatrics. http://www.amda.com/tools/clinical/m3/topten.cfm – NSAIDs can cause issues with...
Coumadin (warfarin, Jantoven) has a lot of drug interactions! This is one of the key traits of Coumadin that makes it difficult to manage at times. One case I remember was an individual with dual infections going on and they were on Diflucan (fluconazole) for a...