Can I Take A Aspirin If I'm On Coumadin?
A new study has found that the anticlotting med Coumadin (warfarin) is more effective than aspirin at preventing stroke in older people with atrial fibrillation. One researcher said the study, the largest of its kind ever undertaken, suggests Coumadin should be the treatment of choice for people over the age of 75.
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Using Coumadin as a Blood Thinner
Going off my Coumadin scares the heck out of me. The blood thinner was prescribed to me back in 2001 following my stroke. I always knew... Read more »
I have Atrial Fibrillation: Will I be on Coumadin® Forever?
People who suffer with Atrial Fibrillation ask this question very, very frequently. It is a common worry. Why? A couple reasons seem... Read more »
Coumadin Diet
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Coumadin: Generic Versus Brand Name
It's been seven weeks since I had my baby. The time is really flying by and soon my maternity leave will be over. I've been slowly... Read more »
Can I take pain medicine for arthritis if I'm also taking Coumadin?
Can I take pain medications if I am also taking Coumadin?? The following story is fictional but is comprised from encounters with a few... Read more »
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Q&A: Coumadin may interact with Pepto-Bismol, Bengay
A reader who takes Coumadin asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy if it's safe to take the over-the-counter med Pepto-Bismol with the... Read more »
Drugmaker Recalls Some Coumadin Tablets
Bristol-Myers Squibb initiates a voluntary recall of three lots of physician sample blister packs of Coumadin® 1 mg tablets and five lots, of ... Read more »
Some Coumadin Tablets Recalled
Bristol-Myers Squibb has initiated a voluntary recall of three lots of physician sample blister packs of Coumadin 1 mg tablets and five lots of... Read more »
Study: Most high-risk stroke patients don't take Coumadin
A new study published in Stroke: The Journal of the American Heart Association is reporting that only 40 percent of ischemic stroke patients who had... Read more »
Coumadin and Cymbalta don't mix
A reader asks experts at The People's Pharmacy to warn others about the dangers of mixing Coumadin and Cymbalta. After the reader's mother was... Read more »
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