Six community hospitals of various sizes, representing a total of 1,952 inpatient beds and approximately 83,000 admissions per year, participated in the project. The hospitals were geographically ...

Variation in warfarin dose adjustment practice is responsible for differences in the quality of anticoagulation control between centers and countries: an analysis of patients receiving warfarin in the ...

Although BMI can influence the required warfarin dosage, its effect on clinical practice seems limited due to regular monitoring of INR and subsequent dose adjustments to mantain therapeutic range.

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Once you get patients on a stable dose that they personally will tolerate, really the side effect profile is very, very, very manageable and they tend to tolerate therapy very well after that point.

Blood Thinners. Most patients with Afib are taking either warfarin or one of the newer direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). FDA flagged two anticoagulants for ritonavir-nirmatrelvir users. Those on ...

Knowledge of the pharmacogenetics of coumarins can help the health team to adjust each patient’s therapeutic dose, thus reducing the risk of bleeding at the beginning of treatment and over the course ...

Among women with atrial fibrillation at elevated CV risk, treatment with high-dose edoxaban vs. warfarin conferred greater reduction in hemorrhagic stroke and major bleeding compared with men ...

For a patient who is stabilized on warfarin, close INR monitoring is prudent if acetaminophen use at moderate to high doses (2–4 g/d) for a prolonged period is anticipated, with dose adjustments to ...

Patients taking the blood thinner warfarin have been told that it should be taken at night, but a new study found the time of day doesn't matter. "Whether warfarin is taken in the morning, or the ...