A type of medication used to "thin" the blood to help prevent heart attack and stroke. Patients are often on these medications for extended periods of time to treat chronic conditions. (ex.: Coumadin)
Drugs which are designed to inhibit or delay the coagulation, or thickening of the blood. Most anticoagulants interfere with the formation of thromboplastin, or the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and with the formation of fibrin from fibrinogen.
Definition: Group of drugs that inhibits the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin by interfering with the coagulations cascade. Main anticoagulants used are heparin and vitamin K antagonists.
Drugs that slow the clotting of blood.
Drugs given by mouth or by vein to reduce the capacity of the blood to form blood clots.
A drug therapy used to prevent the formation of blood clots (clots can become lodged in arteries in the brain, resulting in a stroke.
Medicines given to treat or prevent abnormal clotting of the blood. Anticoagulant drugs such as heparin or warfarin are used to reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes.
Medications that interfere with or inhibit blood from clotting are sometimes recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation or an artificial valve. An example of a weak or mild anticoagulant is aspirin. An example of a more powerful anticoagulant is warfarin or coumadin.
Medications that thin blood
Blood Thinners...medications which reduce or impair the ability of the blood to form clots. These medications are used to retard clot formation on artificial devices or in certain. The most common medications are oral warfarin (or Coumadin®) and intravenous heparin .
a drug that helps prevent the clotting (coagulation) of blood.
medications used to treat or prevent a blood clot.
Medications used to decrease clotting capability in the blood. Anticoagulant drugs fall into three groups: inhibitors of clotting factor synthesis, inhibitors of thrombin and antiplatelet drugs.
Drugs that prevent the clotting of blood.
drugs used to stop abnormal blood clotting, such as to prevent stroke
Any substance that prevents blood clotting
A drug therapy used to prevent the formation of blood clots that can become lodged in cerebral arteries and cause strokes.
Drugs that suppress the blood clotting process.
also known as: "Blood thinners". Medications that slow blood clotting time. Anyone on anticoagulants need regular blood tests for clotting time. One test is called Prothrombin time or PT or Protime.
Medications which prevent or delay the clotting of blood.
Medications that inhibit the blood's ability to clot.
Drugs that prevent the formation of blood clots.
Drugs that help prevent blood clots from forming. Also called blood thinners.
Delays of prevents blood coagulation. Pts on this medication bleed easily. Caution must be taken with shaking, percussion & handling