Is Ginkgo biloba Safe with Nifedipine?
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Use caution when combining Ginkgo biloba with nifedipine. Monitor blood pressure and watch for signs of abnormal bleeding or coagulation changes. Discuss with your healthcare provider before starting Ginkgo biloba if you are on nifedipine.
Why this interaction occurs
Nifedipine was significantly associated with bleeding risk and abnormal coagulation in the context of Ginkgo biloba drug interactions in a retrospective clinical analysis, though the precise mechanism requires further study.
Evidence
Evidence level: limited.
Data source
PubMed - PMID 40198642
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 43,783 reports mentioning Nifedipine. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Nifedipine + 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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