What are 4 anticoagulants?
What are 4 anticoagulants?
Types of anticoagulants
- rivaroxaban (Xarelto)
- dabigatran (Pradaxa)
- apixaban (Eliquis)
- edoxaban (Lixiana)
What does anticoagulation nurse do?
Nurses obtain baseline labs; calculate and administer initial bolus dose; order and evaluate anticoagulation labs; and titrate heparin to therapeutic goal based on clinical algorithm and patient presentation.
What are anticoagulation services?
UC Davis Medical Center Pharmacy Anticoagulation Services cares for patients who are at risk for blood clots or stroke and who are taking drugs such as warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants (apixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, dabigatran), and low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin and dalteparin).
What attention would you give to a patient on anticoagulant therapy?
The most important aspects of caring for patients taking oral anticoagulants are patient safety and ensuring informed consent. We need to ensure that patients are suitable for treatment by assessing dexterity, mental capacity, likely concordance and social circumstances.
What drugs affect warfarin?
Common drugs that can interact with warfarin include:
- Aspirin or aspirin-containing products.
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or acetaminophen-containing products.
- Antacids or laxatives.
- Many antibiotics.
- Antifungal medications, such as fluconazole (Diflucan)
- Cold or allergy medicines.
What is an INR clinic?
Managed by a specialist pharmacy team, our Anticoagulant Service monitors patients on warfarin and other oral anticoagulants. Managed by a specialist pharmacy team, the Anticoagulant Service monitors patients on warfarin and other oral anticoagulants.
What are the challenges of anticoagulation and anti-aggregation therapy?
The management of patients on anticoagulation and anti-aggregation therapy is a daily challenge for physicians. The interruption of therapy can increase the risk of thrombotic events during and after surgery.
How do you manage perioperative anticoagulation?
Continuing Education Activity Management of perioperative anticoagulation requires an interprofessional approach to determine the duration and discontinuation of temporary interruption of anticoagulation.
What are the indications for anticoagulation?
Anticoagulation therapy is most commonly indicated in the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF), deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and after placement of prosthetic heart valves.
