Vitamin E interactions
High-dose vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and add to the bleeding risk of blood thinners.
Vitamin E has 27 documented interactions across the FDA labels and fact sheets we index: 0 major, 24 moderate, 3 minor, and 0 where a label reports no significant interaction. Each entry below quotes the sentence behind it. This vitamin and mineral page is a starting point, not a verdict for your situation.
Interactions from the label
Moderate interactions (24)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
- LomitapideModerate
In this trial, the median levels of serum vitamin E, ALA, linoleic acid, EPA, DHA, and arachidonic acid decreased from baseline to Week 26 but remained above the lower limit of the reference range. (Lomitapide label, Warnings and precautions)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and vitamin K-dependent clotting, increasing bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Minor mentions (3)
- NiacinMinor
Antioxidant combinations including vitamin E blunted the HDL-raising effect of simvastatin plus niacin in a clinical study. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
- OrlistatMinor
ORLISTAT inhibited absorption of a vitamin E acetate supplement. (Orlistat label, Drug interactions)
Antioxidant combinations including vitamin E blunted the HDL-raising effect of simvastatin plus niacin in a clinical study. (NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Vitamin E)
Check Vitamin E against everything you take. Add your full list; every pair is checked at once.
Open in the checkerNot medical advice. Severity reflects the label's wording, not your circumstances. A "major" flag can be routine under supervision and a "minor" one can matter at high doses. Ask a pharmacist.