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Can Warfarin And Crestor Be Taken Together?

thanks, I am a 72 yo male taking warfarin due to mitral valve repair in 2000 and seeing a cardiologist regulrly. the idea of crestor for high tiglycerides has been talked about, but I AM WORRIED ABOUT INTERACTION. IT SEEMS WARFARIN HAS A PROBLEM WITH MaNY OtHER MEDS AND SUPPLEMENTs. my email is YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You are very right , Warfarin has very important interaction with many drugs and care should be taken while using any drug. Though crestor can possibly enhance the blood thinning effect of Warfarin but most of the times it does not cause any significant issue. So if needed you can use it with Warfarin, and just keep an eye on your INR.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
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Can Warfarin And Crestor Be Taken Together?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You are very right , Warfarin has very important interaction with many drugs and care should be taken while using any drug. Though crestor can possibly enhance the blood thinning effect of Warfarin but most of the times it does not cause any significant issue. So if needed you can use it with Warfarin, and just keep an eye on your INR. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman