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Can you take antibiotics while on apixaban?

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I have been told that Amoxicillin is OK but to be on the safe side, suggest you ask your pharmacist......

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The DOACs are not affected by antibiotics in the same way as warfarin but best discuss with your pharmacist.

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Morzine in reply toBobD

Bob what’s a doac?

Sue

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Morzine : DOAC - Direct Oral AntiCoagulant (Many doctors are referring to them as this now) Instead of

NOAC = Novel Oral AntiCoagulants or None VitK Oral AntiCoagulant.

In other words any anti-coagulant other than Warfarin. Please do NOT call them 'blood-thinners'. They don't 'thin' your blood, but just slow down the clotting process, and thereby discourage the formation of blood clots that might do harm (stroke).

There is a search box in the top right corner (on a PC) on every page that let's you find this stuff out.

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Morzine in reply tomomist

Ah great, my apixaban! Got it....thanks for that!

Sue

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Your GP will tell which antibiotics are ok I have been on a few different antibiotics over the last year and have been on Apixaban for 2 years I can’t speak for others but I have had no problems, mind you I did double check with the pharmacist just to be sure .

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Yes it is fine to take antibiotics when also taking apixaban. I was in hospital with flu and pneumonia and they gave me amoxicillin along with my apixaban and I was fine.

Hope you are well.

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yes i take them twice a day i checked with my pharmacy when my doctor gave me doxycycline

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I was also prescribed Doxycycline for bronchitis while taking Apixaban. Doctor and pharmacist told me there would be no incompatibility between the 2. Whenever I am prescribed an antibiotic, I always check with my pharmacist and ask him or her about incompatibilities with my current medications.

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Jopes007

Hello, Unfortunately, I'm not medically qualified to comment on whether these two meds interact. I would agree with FlapJack's reply.

Pharmacists are most expert in this field.

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