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Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Associated Coagulopathies

Purpose Published evidence on the incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is reviewed. Summary The frequently observed phenomenon of elevated ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Trauma

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 ...
The Daily Mirror

Taking a close look at Warfarin Therapy and PT/INR

A concerned daughter brings her father to a hospital as her father noticed blood in his stools. He also had large bleeding patches on the back of the chest and thighs. She recalls that her father is ...
Medscape

Alere to Withdraw Anticoagulation Monitors From US Market

Alere Inc will be initiating a voluntary withdrawal of the Alere INRatio and INRatio2 prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) monitoring system because of the potential for the ...
FiercePharma

FDA grants CLIA-waived status to CoaguChek XS Plus system for PT/INR testing at the point of care

Exemption of the system from virtually all CLIA rules gives more labs access to connectivity and data management capabilities for monitoring patients on warfarin therapy INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1, 2012 ...
MD&M East

Alere Issues Urgent Recall of Warfarin INR Test Strips

Concerned over nine serious adverse events, three of which described bleeding associated with patient deaths, Alere Inc. of Waltham, MA issued a voluntary urgent recall of its PN 99008G2 INRatio2 ...