Lovaza Drug Interactions

When anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs are taken together with Lovaza, drug interactions could occur. These interactions may increase the risk of bleeding, including dangerous internal bleeding. In order to help prevent drug interactions with Lovaza, it is important to tell your healthcare provider about all other medications you are taking before starting treatment.

Lovaza (Fish Oil) Medication

An Overview of Lovaza Interactions

Lovaza^® (omega-3-acid ethyl esters) can potentially interact with a number of other medications. Specifically, Lovaza can interact with medications that "thin" the blood (anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs), such as:

Antithrombin (ATryn^®, Thrombate III^®)
Argatroban
Aspirin (Bayer^® and others)
Bivalirudin (Angiomax^®)
Cilostazol (Pletal^®)
Clopidogrel (Plavix^®)
Dabigatran etexilate mesylate (Pradaxa^®)
Dipyridamole (Persantine^®)
Drotrecogin alfa (Xigris^®)
Eptifibatide (Integrilin^®)
Fondaparinux (Arixtra^®)
Heparin or heparin-like products, including dalteparin (Fragmin^®), enoxaparin (Lovenox^®), or tinzaparin (Innohep^®)
Lepirudin (Refludan^®)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:

Celecoxib (Celebrex^®)
Diclofenac (Cambia™, Cataflam^®, Flector^®, Solaraze^® Gel, Voltaren^®, Voltaren^® Gel, Voltaren^®-XR, Voltaren Ophthalmic^®, Zipsor™)
Ibuprofen (Motrin^®, Advil^®, Nuprin^®)
Indomethacin (Indocin^®, Indocin SR^®)
Ketoprofen (Orudis^®, Actron^®, Oruvail^®)
Ketorolac (Toradol^®)
Meloxicam (Mobic^®)
Naproxen (Naprosyn^®) or naproxen sodium (Aleve^®, Anaprox^®, Naprelan^®)
Several others (see List of NSAIDs for a more complete list of these medications)

Prasugrel (Effient^®)
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto^®)
Thrombolytics, such as:

Alteplase (Activase^®)
Reteplase (Retavase^®)
Streptokinase (Streptase^®)
Tenecteplase (TNKase^®)

Ticagrelor (Brilinta™)
Ticlopidine (Ticlid^®)
Tirofiban (Aggrastat^®)
Warfarin (Coumadin^®, Jantoven^®).

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