Blood thinners

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  • Blood Thinners
    • Anticoagulants
      • Warfarin
        • side effects
          • uncommon: alopecia, nausea, vomiting
          • common: haemorrhage
        • dose
          • MUST BE PRESCRIBED DAILY BY THE DOCTOR AS DOSE CAN CHANGE!!!!!!
          • 3-10mg once daily at the same time each day
        • MUST BE PRESCRIBED DAILY BY THE DOCTOR AS DOSE CAN CHANGE!!!!!!
      • Rivaroxaban
        • Dose
          • 10 - 20 mg daily for certain number of weeks. read prescription carefully.
        • Side effects
          • Common: Anaemia, constipation, diarrhoea, dizzy, fever, headache, nausea, hypotension, skin reaction, vomiting, haemorrhage.
          • uncommon: Dry Mouth, hypersensitivity, tachycardia
      • Apixaban
        • Side effects
          • common - Aneamia, haemorrhage, nausea, skin reactions
          • uncommon - Hypotension, haematoma, wound complications.
        • dose
          • 2.5mg twice daily for prescribed 7-38 days.
      • edoxaban
        • Side effects
          • common: abdominal pain, anaemia, dizziness, haemorrhage, headache, nausea, skin reactions.
        • dose
          • 30mg once daily if body weight is < 61kg
          • 60mg once daily if body weight is >61kg
      • Dabigantran
        • doses
          • 75mg (twice daily), 110mg (1-4 hours post surgery), 150mg (once daily), 220mg (once daily)
        • Side effects
          • Uncommon: anaemia, diarrhoea, haemorrhage, nausea, vomiting, wound complications, post procedure complications.
          • Common: Hepatic function abnormal
    • Antiplatelets
      • Clopidogrel
        • side effects
          • Common: diarrhoea, gastrointestinal discomfort, haemorrhage, skin reactions.
          • uncommon: constipation, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting
        • Dose
          • 75mg once daily
      • Low-dose Aspirin
        • side effects
          • uncommon; skin reactions, asthmatic attack, nausea, vomiting
          • common: haemorrhage
        • dose
          • 75mg once daily - 300mg once daily

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