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Outcomes: The Key West Meeting


World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons


HSF Meeting @ Croatia
Sept. 07 - 09, 2010


Coumadin : Drug Interactions

Increased Coumadin® Effect

Highly Probable

  • Alcohol (if concomitant liver disease)
  • Amiodarone
  • Cimetadine
  • Clofibrate
  • Cotrimoxazole
  • Erythromycin
  • Fluconazole
  • Isoniazid
  • Metronidazole
  • Miconazole
  • Omeprazole
  • Phenylbutazone
  • Piroxicam
  • Propafenone
  • Propanolol
  • Sulfinpyrazone

Probable

  • Acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
  • Anabolic steroids
  • Aspirin
  • Chloral Hydrate
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Dextropropoxyphene
  • Disulriam
  • Quinidine
  • Phenytoin (Dilantin®)
  • Simvastatin
  • Tamoxifen
  • Tetracycline
  • Influenza vaccine

Possible

  • Disopyramide
  • 5-Fluorouracil
  • Ifosphamide
  • Lovastatin
  • Metolazone
  • Nalidixic Acid
  • Norfloxacin
  • Ofloxacin
  • Topical salicylates
  • Sulindac
  • Tometin

Doubtful

  • Cefamandole
  • Cefazolin
  • Gemfibrozil
  • Heparin
  • Indomethacin
  • Sulfisoxazole


Decreased Coumadin® Effect

Highly Probably

  • Barbiturates
  • Carbamazepine
  • Chlorodiazepoxide
  • Cholestyramine
  • Griseofulvin
  • Nafcillin
  • Rifampin
  • Sucralfate

Probable

  • Dicloxacillin

Possible

  • Azathioprine
  • Cyclosporine
  • Etrelinate
  • Trazodone


No Effect

Highly Probable

  • Alcohol (if no liver disease)
  • Antacids
  • Atenolol
  • Bumetanide
  • Diflunisal
  • Enoxacin
  • Famotidine
  • Felodipine
  • Fluoxetine
  • Ketorolac
  • Metoprolol
  • Moricizine
  • Naproxen
  • Nitrazepam
  • Nizatidine
  • Psyllium
  • Ranitidine

Probable

  • Ibuprofen
  • Ketoconazole
  • Ketoprofen

Doubtful

  • Diltiazem
  • Tobacco
  • Vancomycin


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