Slt Anticoagulants (Vit K antagonists)/Slt Cephalosporins Interactions

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Medical warning:

Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.

How the interaction occurs:

Your antibiotic may also decrease your body's ability to make clots.

What might happen:

You may experience an increased chance for bleeding including bleeding from your gums, nosebleeds, unusual bruising, or dark stools.

What you should do about this interaction:

Contact your doctor as soon as possible if you are taking these two medicines. Make sure that your doctor knows all of the medicines that you are taking.You should watch for any unusual bleeding or bruising. Your bleeding times may need to be monitored and the dose of your blood thinner adjusted, or you may need to be switched to a different antibiotic.Your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

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