Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno Mascarenhas
Neurosurgery
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Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
My wife takes Acitrom 3 mg tablet daily. And, she also takes 1 teaspoon of dried basil with milk. Is it alarming? Do I need to stop her eating basil?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com. The interactions of basil with Acitrom (Acenocoumarol) have not been studied in detail. Hence, it is better not to take risk. Please ask her to stop basil. If you can tell me the reason why basil was taken, I can suggest you some alternatives, which are safe to be used along with Acitrom. I find that she is 178.57 lb. This is overweight for a person who is about 4.99 ft. Is she targeting weight loss?
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
The reason to take basil was due to a home remedy to increase hemoglobin. She had a very low hemoglobin of 7.5 before and now it is 11.5. Also, her current prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) report says PT 17 and INR 1.58.
Hi,
Welcome back to icliniq.com. Please ask her to stop basil. To improve hemoglobin, she can take the following. Consult her specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and take the medicine with consent. 1. Tablet Iron Ascorbate 100 mg (Ferium). 2. Tablet Homin (Folic acid and Methylcobalamin) 3. Capsule Corus or capsule Zincovit 4. Capsule Neurozenol.Take one tablet each in the morning after food for three months. My best wishes for her speedy recovery.
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