Possible Side Effects Of Warfarin

Adverse reactions to just three medications are responsible for one-third of all U.S. emergency room visits by senior citizens, a government report has found. The blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin), the diabetes med insulin, and the heart drug digoxin (Lanoxin) caused about 58,000 ER visits a year in people ages 65 and older in 2004 and 2005, researchers found. Experts say the major problem with these three meds is that it's hard to determine their correct dose, which often causes adverse side ef... Read more »