Is Turmeric Safe with Clopidogrel?
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Patients on clopidogrel should avoid high-dose turmeric supplements. Culinary turmeric is likely safe in small amounts. Consult your cardiologist before adding any anti-inflammatory supplement to your regimen.
Why this interaction occurs
Curcumin exhibits ADP-pathway platelet inhibition similar to clopidogrel. Concurrent use creates compounded antiplatelet suppression, significantly increasing the risk of spontaneous or trauma-related bleeding.
Evidence
Evidence level: moderate.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 108,615 reports mentioning Clopidogrel. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Clopidogrel + 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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