Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants
Avoid Herbs such as ‘G’ HERBS (GINSING, GINGER, GINKO, GARLIC) when using anticoagulant drugs.
Aspirin
- can also be used as a blood thinner
- irritates the stomach and intestines
- Watch out for “black tarry” looking stools (could be a sign of intestinal bleeding)
- Never give your children aspirin, can caus Reye’s Syndrome.
Heparin:
- Make sure to check the PTT
- Antidote is Protamine Sulfate
- can be safely given during pregnancy.
Coumadin
- Check the PT and the INR
- Antidote is Vitamin K
Lovenox
- Lovenox, also called enoxaparin, is a form of heparin called fractionated heparin.
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