Probable interaction between warfarin and bee pollen

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2034-2037

  Hurren, Kathryn M ^a   Lewis, Carrie L ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Aspirin; Bees; Dosage; Drug interactions; Geriatrics; Glyburide; Hydrochlorothiazide; International normalized ratio; Levothyroxine; Lisinopril; Metformin; Plants; Pollen; Simvastatin; Vardenafil; Vitamins; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; MULTIVITAMIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; POLLEN EXTRACT; SIMVASTATIN; VARDENAFIL; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTERACTION; POLLEN;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BEES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; POLLEN; WARFARIN;

EID: 79952277510     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090489     Document Type: Article

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