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Anti-Clotting Medications

Anti-clottingdrugs that inhibit or break up blood clots are used at every stage of heart disease. They are generally classified aseither antiplatelets or anticoagulants. Investigators are also studying combinations of anti-clotting drugs, which may be useful in patients with severe heart disease. All anti-clotting therapies carry the risk of bleeding, which can lead to dangerous situations, including stroke.

A thrombus is a blood clot that forms in a vessel and remains th...

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Expert & Community Posts

Back on Coumadin

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...didn't want me to take a generic form of Coumadin (Warfarin). But I also talked to a pharmacist... Read more »

Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Be Worried?

By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

...usually placed on a powerful blood-thinning drug called warfarin (CoumadinR). Warfarin needs to... Read more »

Emergency room visits for problems from diabetes drugs

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...hypoglycemia -- rather than other possible reasons for drug side effects such as allergic... Read more »

So, How Many Pills Do YOU Take?

By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...was similar association for K1). People who take warfarin (Coumadin®), a potent blocker of... Read more »

Limbrel: A "Medical Food" That May Provide Arthritis Relief

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...Limbrel in combination with other medications (such as warfarin) appears to be safe, more... Read more »

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Kidney Stones: Treatment

...effects of this drug. The drug also interferes with other medications, including digoxin (Lanoxin) and warfarin, and may contribute to calcium loss and osteoporosis. In order to prevent such... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Medications

...Cimetidine interacts with a number of commonly used medications, such as phenytoin, theophylline, and warfarin. Long term use of excessive doses (more than 3 grams a day) may cause impotence or... Read more »

Scleroderma: Treatment for Lung Complications

...HypertensionSeveral types of drugs are used to treat pulmonary hypertension. Anticoagulants taken by mouth, such as warfarin (Coumadin), are a standard treatment used to prevent blood clot... Read more »

GERD, Acid Reflux, Heartburn Medications

...Cimetidine interacts with a number of commonly used medications, such as phenytoin, theophylline, and warfarin. Long-term use of excessive doses (more than 3 grams a day) may cause impotence or... Read more »

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors

...abnormal heart rhythms and can affect the liver and kidney. They interact with a number of drugs including warfarin, some oral drugs used for diabetes, and certain antibiotics. Fibrates also... Read more »

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