new warnings about a potential interaction between cranberry juice and warfarin
November 2003
You'll hear new warnings about a potential interaction between cranberry juice and warfarin.
This stems from a handful of case reports in Europe.
Cranberry juice is theorized to inhibit the CYP2C9 enzyme that metabolizes warfarin...and INCREASE warfarin's effects.
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