Coumadin is a high risk medication as I mentioned in one of the previous night’s posts. I have the opportunity to frequently review medication errors at dozens of healthcare facilities. Coumadin is a tricky drug to dose and because of this, can sometimes require odd...
Question: Is Tylenol safe to use with Coumadin? Tylenol (acetaminophen) is generally considered as one of the safest pain medications when used appropriately. With that being said, we have to remember that there is always risk when taking medications along with...
I’ve got another example involving an interaction with Coumadin that you may not have thought about before. Most often when I discuss Coumadin interactions with students, the first thought in most people’s minds is what drug did we add that caused the INR to go up. ...
Coumadin and NSAIDs(Advil, Aleve, Nabumetone, etc.) probably one of the worst drug-drug interactions, in fact the AMDA lists it as one of its top ten in long-term-care/geriatrics. http://www.amda.com/tools/clinical/m3/topten.cfm – NSAIDs can cause issues with...
hat clot in the heart, big deal…yes, it is. It’s not terribly problematic when the clot is in the heart, the problem comes when that clot breaks loose. The clot breaks loose and the way I picture it is like a marble through a tube. The only problem is the tube...
