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Q133] A 60 year old woman is on clopidogrel therapy and is also taking ginkgo biloba. By altering which of the following does Ginkgo potentiate the effect of clopidogrel? ?
a] Bleeding time
b] Clotting time
c] Reduction of Factor V and VII
d) Displaces clopidogrel from protein binding sites
e) Thrombin time
b?
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A,
Ginko biloba inhibits plattelets activation factor PAF and thus it increases a bleeding time
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