News tagged with blood thinners
New drug shows promise for those with clotting disorders
Dec 06, 2009 |
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A new study provides welcome news for patients with a common clotting disorder known as venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Doctors Warn Against Holiday Heart Attack Spike
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some studies indicate that death rates from heart attacks and stroke as well as non-heart-related causes spike during the holiday season.
FDA says heartburn drugs can interfere with Plavix
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack ...
New hope on finding better blood thinners
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.
Medco plans to compare Plavix, Effient in study
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best selling drug, with the newer Effient.
Designing drugs and their antidotes together improves patient care
Oct 04, 2009 |
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Imagine a surgical patient on a blood-thinning drug who starts bleeding more than expected, and an antidote that works immediately - because the blood thinner and antidote were designed to work together. Researchers at Duke ...
FDA tells doctors new heparin formula less potent
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors.
Newer Anti-Clotting Medication Found to Be More Effective
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A large head-to-head study of two anti-clotting medications for heart patients has found that the investigational compound ticagrelor (Brilinta) was more effective at reducing cardiovascular death than the ...
FDA clears Eli Lilly's blood thinner Effient
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly, though the drug must carry the agency's sternest warning because of its bleeding risks.
Core needle breast biopsy safe for patients taking blood thinners
Oct 01, 2008 |
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It is safe to take anticoagulants (blood thinners) before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Core needle biopsies are offered as an alternative ...
