Is Ginkgo biloba Safe with Antithrombotic therapy (general)?
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Do not combine Ginkgo biloba with antithrombotic medications without medical supervision. If already taking antithrombotic therapy, disclose Ginkgo biloba use to your healthcare provider and monitor for any signs of bleeding.
Why this interaction occurs
Ginkgo biloba exhibits anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet vascular activity that adds to the bleeding risk when combined with antithrombotic agents.
Evidence
Evidence level: moderate.
Data source
PubMed - PMID 41155474
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 1,962,985 reports mentioning Antithrombotic therapy (general). This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Antithrombotic therapy (general) + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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