Taking Medicine With Tea Is Good or Bad?

Caffeine (including caffeine from  green tea) can increase blood pressure in people taking propranolol and metoprolol (drugs used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease).

3. Blood-thinning drugs

People who are taking warfarin (a blood-thinning medication) should not take it with tea. Because green tea contains vitamin K, it can make warfarin ineffective. Meanwhile, you should not mix green tea and aspirin because they prevent platelets from  clotting. Using both together can increase the risk of bleeding.

4. Ephedrine

When taken with ephedrine, green tea can cause agitation, tremors, insomnia, and weight loss.

Ditulis Oleh : Hilda Fitria Wulandari
Mahasiswa Prodi Sarjana Farmasi
Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan
Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan

Reference :
Yang, Chung S & Eva Pan. 2012. “The Effects Of Greent Tea Polyohenols On Drug Metabolism”. 8(6):677-689