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Publication year: 2008
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 33-36
Amanda, Howard-Thompson , April C., Hurdle , Lori B., Arnold , Christopher K., Finch , Christopher, Sands , …

Background: It has been >25 years since the interaction between warfarin and metronidazole was last reported in the literature. The current case report represents the first documentation of this interaction associated with intracerebral hemorrhage.Case summary: We present a case of a 78-year-old white woman started on metronidazole (250 mg every 8 hours for 5 days) and levofloxacin (500 mg QD for 6 days) for an upper respiratory tract infection after visiting a walk-in clinic. The patient did not notify any of the health care professionals involved that she was on concomitant warfarin therapy, which had been stable over the last…

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