Vitamin E interactions
High-dose vitamin E can inhibit platelet aggregation and add to the bleeding risk of blood thinners.
Vitamin E has 18 documented interactions across the FDA labels and fact sheets we index: 0 major, 15 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.
Moderate interactions (15)
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)
- Aspirin and dipyridamoleantiplatelet agentModerate
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)
- Cilostazolantiplatelet agentModerate
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)
- DabigatrananticoagulantModerate
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)
- Dipyridamoleantiplatelet agentModerate
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)
- EdoxabananticoagulantModerate
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)
- EnoxaparinanticoagulantModerate
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)
- FondaparinuxanticoagulantModerate
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)
- HeparinanticoagulantModerate
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.