Archive for January, 2009

AFP - Scientists find gene link predicts blood thinner impact

Monday, January 12th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US researchers said Wednesday they have found gene variations which predict how a patient will react to the drug warfarin, widely used to prevent blood clotting and treat heart attack victims.
Researchers found that the gene VKORC1 has a key role in predicting how sensitive a patient will be the blood thinning drug in the first week of using the drug — helping doctors deal with the wide variation in responses…

HealthDay - Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

The amount of bleeding in the brain that occurs when a blood vessel bursts and causes a stroke is greater for some people who take the clot-preventing drug warfarin (Coumadin), a new study shows.
It’s not a surprising finding, said Dr. Daniel Woo, an associate professor of…

Small Press Bookwatch - The Coumadin Help Book

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

The Coumadin (Warfarin) Help Book
Diana M. Schneider
DiaMedica
150 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065
9780979356421, $14.95, www.diamedicpub.com

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Drug Store News - Generic Coumadin OK’d in Florida

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

The Florida Board of Pharmacy has removed warfarin sodium, the generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s heart drug Coumadin, from its “negative formulary list.”

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