Warfarin-drug interactions are often encountered in the care of older adults. Interactions may be classified as pharmacokinetic, resulting in changes in serum warfarin concentrations, or ...

The patients, a 71-year-old male and a 62 year-old-male, both on long-term warfarin therapy, presented to the emergency department with symptoms of COVID-19. A probable drug interaction was observed ...

LOS ANGELES, Good Samaritan Hospital is one of the first hospitals in California to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (a-fib) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication with ...

Ezetimibe may enhance and stabilize the effects of warfarin especially in patients taking statins, a new study published in Heart & Vessels has reported. Ezetimibe may enhance and stabilize the ...

BARCELONA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Patients at risk of stroke due to an irregular heartbeat should soon have a viable alternative to 50-year-old warfarin, after a new pill from Boehringer Ingelheim beat ...

Warfarin, a drug that prevents blood from clotting, has long been used for those at high risk of clots, and thus at an increased risk of stroke and other ills. A recent study indicates that not only ...

In a large-scale study and an upcoming clinical trial, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health address one of the trickiest issues in prescribing medicine—how to quickly optimize ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Los Angeles to offer the next-generation Watchman FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure ...

The most important step in managing potential drug interactions with warfarin is to recognize that adding, stopping, or changing the dose of any drug may affect the patient's response to warfarin. A ...