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Vitamin K

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IMPORTANT FOOD AND NUTRITION INFORMATION WHEN YOU ARE TAKING WARFARIN (COUMADIN, PANWARFARIN)

When you are taking the above medications, it is important NOT to increase or decrease your usual intake of Vitamin K containing foods. 

Avoid high doses of Vitamin A, E, K and C when you are taking this medicine. Do not drink herbal teas containing coumarin while you are taking this medicine. Do not drink alcohol and limit caffeine while you are taking this medicine.


Foods High in Vitamin K

Foods high in Vitamin K include:

  • Beef liver
  • Broccoli
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Chicken Liver 
  • Green Tea 
  • Garbanzo Beans (chick peas)
  • Lentils
  • Liver
  • Pork liver
  • Seaweed
  • Soybean Oil
  • Spinach
  • Turnip Greens

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