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WARFARIN VS ASPIRIN;: THE PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF BLOOD THINNERS

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Title: WARFARIN VS ASPIRIN;: THE PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF BLOOD THINNERS

Authors: Farooq Ahmad, Fahad Farooq, Faizan Farooq, Faiq Farooq

Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)

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Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2014

Volume: 21

Issue: 2

Language: English

DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2014.21.02.1889

Keywords: INR (International normalized ratio),dyspepsia,thrombocytopenia,bronchospasm,GI and retinal bleed.

Categories
Geriatric Medicine (12) Pharmacology (22872) Internal Medicine (19275) Hematology (6166) Cardiology (10889)

Abstract

Objectives: to determine the patient compliance with the use of blood thinners.Design: Randomized controlled trial comparing the use of warfarin and aspirin. Setting: Farooqteaching hospital Lahore, Fatima Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore and Allied teachinghospital Faisalabad. Period: October 2012 to March 2013. Results: Warfarin is a better drug interms of patient compliance as compared to aspirin. Conclusion: Warfarin is actively used incardiovascular problems and is well tolerated by the patients as compared to aspirin which is alsowidely used but the incidence of adverse affects limits its use.

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