Michael B. Bottorff, PharmD: Fall risk is a major component of a discharge counseling strategy for patients who are newly being started on any anticoagulant, including a DOAC (direct oral ...

Despite the development of new anticoagulants, unfractionated heparin (UFH) continues to be a primary choice for intravenous anticoagulant therapy because of its titratability, short half-life, ...

Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since 2010, the FDA has approved four direct oral anticoagulants as alternatives to warfarin: dabigatran ...

Anticoagulants are one of the most commonly prescribed medication classes, and the utilization of these agents is on the rise. Anticoagulants are prescribed for many indications, including prevention ...

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – Blood is supposed to clot; that’s why a simple cut doesn’t lead to bleeding to death. But, as with so many things related to the human ...

Patients taking the oral anticoagulant drug warfarin (Coumadin) or being given heparin injections and their in-office and home healthcare teams should check the brand of their PT/INR test strips and ...

For decades now, stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation has largely consisted of chronic oral anticoagulation, often with no end in sight. But a growing number of experts are asking: ...