Selected Anticoagulants (Vitamin K antagonists)/Aminoglutethimide Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
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:
When these two medicines are taken together, your body may not process your blood thinner properly.
What might happen:
The beneficial effects of your blood thinner may decrease. Your chance of forming a blood clot may increase.
What you should do about this interaction:
This interaction is most likely to occur when starting, stopping, or changing the dose of your aminoglutethimide. Your doctor may need to check your blood tests more often during those times. It may be necessary to adjust the dose of your blood thinner.Your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of this drug interaction and may be monitoring you for it. If your doctor prescribes these medicines together, you may need to check your bleeding times more often. Do not stop, start, or change the dose of any medicine before checking with them first.
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