Interaction of systemic fluconazole with oral direct anticoagulants: is there an increased risk of bleeding?

Interacción de fluconazol sistémico con anticoagulantes directos orales: ¿existe mayor riesgo de sangrado?

Authors

  • Yelson Alejandro Picón-Jaimes Fac Ciències Salut Blanquerna, Univ Ramon Llul. Barcelona, España.
  • Juan Sebastián Soto-Naranjo Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali. Cali, Colombia.
  • Héctor Fabio Mena-Falla Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali. Cali, Colombia.
  • Zaira Yamile Rincón-Lozano Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Villavicencio, Colombia.
  • Johana Andrea Estupiñan-Zaldua Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Juan N Corpas. Bogotá, Colombia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2023.71.144

Abstract

At present, there is no high-level or detailed evidence regarding this type of interaction, which is likely due to genetic and epigenetic differences in the populations where it is studied. There is also limited literature providing a precise description of the cellular or molecular mechanisms associated with these interactions; most of the available evidence is clinical.

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Author Biographies

Yelson Alejandro Picón-Jaimes , Fac Ciències Salut Blanquerna, Univ Ramon Llul. Barcelona, España.

Fac Ciències Salut Blanquerna, Univ Ramon Llul, Barcelona, España. MD, Esp, MSc, PhD(c)

Juan Sebastián Soto-Naranjo, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali. Cali, Colombia.

Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali, Colombia. MD

Héctor Fabio Mena-Falla, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali. Cali, Colombia.

Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali, Colombia. MD

Zaira Yamile Rincón-Lozano, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Villavicencio, Colombia.

Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Villavicencio, Colombia. MD

Johana Andrea Estupiñan-Zaldua, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Juan N Corpas. Bogotá, Colombia.

Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Juan N Corpas, Bogotá, Colombia. MD

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Published

2023-06-25

How to Cite

Picón-Jaimes , Y. A. ., Soto-Naranjo, J. S. ., Mena-Falla, H. F. ., Rincón-Lozano, Z. Y. ., & Estupiñan-Zaldua, J. A. . (2023). Interaction of systemic fluconazole with oral direct anticoagulants: is there an increased risk of bleeding? Interacción de fluconazol sistémico con anticoagulantes directos orales: ¿existe mayor riesgo de sangrado?. Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2023.71.144

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