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Does Plavix Interact With Palmetto?
Posted on
Fri, 1 Jul 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 1 Jul 2016
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Fri, 22 Jul 2016
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Question : will saw palmetto be a problem taken with plavix ? taking urinozinc(320mg saw palmetto) daily. also what prescription pill would be appropiate for frequent overnight bathroom trips? I have heart issues- by-pass surgery and now stents.thank you.
Brief Answer:
Saw palmetto and plavix
Detailed Answer:
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You are wondering if there is a drug interaction with saw palmetto and plavix. There are no known drug interactions with these two products. To help with the night time bathroom trips from BPH I would recommend taking tamsulozin or flomax. That will help reduce the bathroom trips and will also help lower blood pressure. the only caution is that it may cause an unsafe lowering of blood pressure or cause dizziness. SO you may need to readjust your blood pressure and heart medications.
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Saw palmetto and plavix
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You are wondering if there is a drug interaction with saw palmetto and plavix. There are no known drug interactions with these two products. To help with the night time bathroom trips from BPH I would recommend taking tamsulozin or flomax. That will help reduce the bathroom trips and will also help lower blood pressure. the only caution is that it may cause an unsafe lowering of blood pressure or cause dizziness. SO you may need to readjust your blood pressure and heart medications.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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