Outpatient management of patients on warfarin.
The recent publication of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Fifth Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy provides the primary care clinician with a thorough guideline for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic diseases. These recommendations are reviewed in this article as they relate to the outpatient management of patients receiving warfarin. Common drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions also are reviewed along with practical dosing recommendations.
Beckey
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL 33410, USA.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin