A REVIEW ON WARFARIN DRUG INTERACTIONS

Warfarin is an anticoagulant and it may be one of many drugs popularly referred to as a blood thinner, this is a misnomer, since it does not affect the thickness or viscosity of blood. Dosing of warfarin is complicated by the fact that it is known to interact with many commonly used medications and even with chemicals that may be present in certain foods. These interactions may enhance or reduce warfarin anticoagulant effect. In order to optimize the therapeutic effect without risking dangerous side effects such as bleeding, close monitoring of the degree of anticoagulation is required by blood testing like international normalized ratio.