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On Coumadin For Blood Clot In Left Leg. Will Smoking Weed Cause Level Changes?

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Posted on Tue, 3 Jul 2012
Question: on coumadin for blood clot in left leg will smoking weed cause inr levels change
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Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (2 hours later)
No such described interaction but in general smoking is known to increase the thrombotic events. In short though it may not interact with drug but still can produce effect that opposite to purpose for which it is given
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Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol

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On Coumadin For Blood Clot In Left Leg. Will Smoking Weed Cause Level Changes?

No such described interaction but in general smoking is known to increase the thrombotic events. In short though it may not interact with drug but still can produce effect that opposite to purpose for which it is given