Can You Drink Ensure Or Boost While Taking Eliquis?

Answer

Thanks for reaching out. Yes, it is perfectly safe to take Eliquis (apixaban) with a fortified nutritional drink, such as Boost or Ensure.

These types of drinks do not contain anything known to interact with Eliquis and Eliquis can safely be taken with or without food. Food does not influence how Eliquis is absorbed or metabolized. Per the prescribing information for the drug:

The absolute bioavailability of apixaban is approximately 50% for doses up to 10 mg of ELIQUIS. Food does not affect the bioavailability of apixaban.

You can think of Boost and Ensure as  'food' products as they don't contain any drugs or herbal ingredients, as you can see on the nutritional facts label. Below is the nutritional label for 'Ensure':

While it is true that some vitamins and minerals can interact with some drugs (calcium, magnesium, and aluminum are common culprits), there is no problem with Eliquis here.

Additionally, it is important to note that while vitamin K can interact with the anticoagulant Coumadin (warfarin), it does not interact with Eliquis.

As food does not affect Eliquis, it can safely be taken with Boost, Ensure, or other similar nutritional drinks.

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