Good to hear you are doing better. Brilinta is a blood thiner isn't it ? Be careful any supplement you are also taking is not a blood thiner as well ...or at least discuss it with your Cardiologist . Good luck Kiwi PS. to correct an earlier post..... Renvela is swallowed whole , it's Fosrenol that needs to be chewed before being swallowed . So imagine having to chew your Brilinta before swallowing vs just popping a small pill in and swallowing