Effect of Vitamin E on the Anti-Coagulant Response-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS GLOBAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Fluindione is the most used Vitamin K antagonists in France. It has been sparsely studied and few interactions have been reported with food sources. This case reveals a significant rise in INR when fluindione was associated to fatty acid (palmitic/oleic/linoleic acid 2g/day) or vitamin E (1g/day). Presentation of Case: A 80-year-old male (weight 74 kg, body surface area 1.91 m²) with a history of severe allergic drug eruption documented with low molecular weight heparins, vancomycin, rifamycin and netromycin was treated and stabilized (International Normalized Ratio (INR) = 3.5) with fluindione (10 to 15 mg once per day) for cardiovascular risks due to a mechanical aortic heart valve and an aortic tube. During hospitalization, the patient stopped eating dietary supplements containing fatty acids and vitamin E (Day 0), and then, presented an imbalance of the INR (Day 2: INR =...
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