Many patients with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and recurrent thrombosis receive doses of warfarin adjusted to achieve an international normalized ratio (INR) of more than 3.0. However, ...

Has anyone had practice/experience with prescribing sliding-scale orders of warfarin, based on prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR)? However, issues regarding how to bill, ...

Similar number of out-of-range next INR values for patients with, without extended testing interval (HealthDay News) — For stable warfarin-treated patients, extended international normalized ratio ...

Despite the use of antiplatelet agents, usually aspirin, in patients who have had an ischemic stroke, there is still a substantial rate of recurrence. Therefore, we investigated whether warfarin, ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(16):1539-1542. We also considered the patient's use of nonprescription medications. He specifically denied any nonprescription drug use when diagnosed with CAP. The ...

Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults. HealthDay News — Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin ...

Blood thinners don’t really thin your blood. They just interrupt your body’s natural clotting process. Warfarin and heparin act on different parts of this process. Doctors usually prescribe warfarin ...

Pharmacists can effectively oversee warfarin dosing in hemodialysis (HD) patients, according to a pilot study. A team of Ontario pharmacists and nephrologists created two types of warfarin sliding ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: This question is for my husband. How safe is drinking tea while on warfarin? He has his INR checked monthly, and for the most part it stays between 2 and 3. He watches his vitamin K ...

Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults. (HealthDay News) — Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin ...