Archive for the tag 'warfarin'

Feb 19 2009

New Study Shows That Genetic Information Can Improve Administration Of Commonly Used Blood Thinner

Published by ErinC under news

Each time a doctor writes a prescription for warfarin (Coumadin®), a blood thinner given to about two million people each year in the United States, it’s a guessing game.  There is no “right” dose of the drug.  Everyone is different and it can take weeks of adjustment to find a patient’s ideal amount of the [...]

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