Herbs-warfarin interactions
M. Leite, Paula / A. P. Martins, Maria / O. Castilho, Rachel Warfarin, an oral anticoagulant originally derived from a plant, is one of the most widely used in oral anticoagulation to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events. It is an affordable medicament, however its drug therapy is complex because it has a narrow therapeutic index and it does not follow standard dose response. The effectiveness of warfarin, is strongly affected by patient characteristics such as age, presence of comorbidities, and th...