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Q. Does eating licorice candy interfere with any prescription drugs?A. Licorice can raise blood pressure and increase potassium loss, so it may interfere with the effectiveness of many blood pressure medications. People taking Lanoxin (digoxin) or Coumadin (warfarin) should probably avoid licorice. Prednisone or diuretics that deplete potassium are also problematic. When in doubt about interactions, check with your pharmacist.
I have read your articles on licorice raising high blood pressure, but you don't state if it is black licorice or both red and black licorice. I have never suffered from high blood pressure and I have enjoyed red licorice once in a while. I don't notice any side effects from eating it. Is it safe?
I am in nursing school and taking a pharm class and we recently had a quiz on anti-coagulation drugs and there was a question that my classmates and I were having questions about.
"A characteristic sign of heparin allergy is the development of" :
a) Rash
B)N/V
c)thromboembolic disease
d)gangrene of extremities
the answer is C
majority pick a
we were trying to figure out exactly why it was that answer we realized that thromboembolic diseases are a rare allergic reaction and when you think allergic reaction, I know I automatically assume rash, hives etc.
Thanks!