Interaction · Supplement
Vitamin E + Antiplatelets: use with caution
High-dose vitamin E adds to bleeding risk on antiplatelets.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
- 0
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- Watch with Vitamin E: About Vitamin E
The evidence in words
The interaction
Vitamin E and Antiplatelets — a caution interaction. High-dose vitamin E adds to bleeding risk on antiplatelets.
What to do
Do not combine these casually. The interaction can matter clinically — bring it to the prescriber who manages the medication before stacking them.
About Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a family of fat-soluble antioxidants (tocopherols and tocotrienols); alpha-tocopherol is the main circulating form. Dietary deficiency is rare outside fat-malabsorption disorders.
The bigger picture
Supplement–drug and supplement–supplement interactions are the reason a stack should be read as a system, not a list. This platform's interactions graph maps them; the medication side always belongs with the person who prescribes it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Curcumin (Turmeric) + Antiplatelets: use with cautionCurcumin has mild antiplatelet activity — additive bleeding risk.Evidence grade B
- Garlic + Antiplatelets: use with cautionGarlic's antiplatelet effect is additive with antiplatelet drugs.Evidence grade B
- Ginkgo Biloba + Antiplatelets: use with cautionGinkgo's antiplatelet action compounds aspirin/clopidogrel bleeding risk.Evidence grade B
- Omega-3 + Antiplatelets: use with cautionHigh-dose fish oil adds to antiplatelet bleeding risk.Evidence grade B
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