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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | heparin(Hep-Lock , others...) | ||
| 2. | warfarin(Coumadin , Jantoven) | ||
| 3. | enoxaparin(Lovenox ) | ||
| 4. | urokinase(Abbokinase , Kinlytic) | ||
| 5. | tinzaparin(Innohep ) | ||
| 6. | alteplase(Activase , Cathflo Activase) | ||
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Anticoagulant; a heterogeneous group of anionic, sulfated glycosaminoglycans.
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HEPARIN (HEP a rin) is an anticoagulant. It is used to treat or prevent clots in the veins, arteries, lungs, or heart. It stops clots from forming or getting bigger. This medicine prevents clotting during open-heart surgery, dialysis, or in patients who are confined to bed.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Heparin is a drug that helps prevent blood clots from forming and belongs to the family of drugs called anticoagulants(blood thinners), although it does not actually thin the blood. It is sold in the U.S. under the brand names of Calciparine, Liqu...
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WARFARIN (WAR far in) is an anticoagulant. It is used to treat or prevent clots in the veins, arteries, lungs, or heart.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticoagulant; a coumarin derivative.
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WARFARIN (WAR far in) is an anticoagulant. It is used to treat or prevent clots in the veins, arteries, lungs, or heart.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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The brand name of warfarin in the U.S. is Coumadin.Wafarin is used to decrease the clotting ability of the blood and to help prevent harmful clots from forming in the blood vessels. It is also used for the long-term treatment of thromboembolic dis...
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ENOXAPARIN (ee nox a PA rin) is used after knee, hip, or abdominal surgeries to prevent blood clotting. It is also used to treat existing blood clots in the lungs or in the veins.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticoagulant; a low molecular weight heparin.
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UROKINASE (yoor uh KAHY neys) breaks-up blood clots. It is used to treat large blood clots formed in the lungs.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Thrombolytic agent; plasminogen activator isolated from human neonatal kidney cell cultures.
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TINZAPARIN (tin ZA pa rin) is an anticoagulant. It is used to treat blood clots in the lungs or in the veins.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Anticoagulant; a low molecular weight heparin.
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ALTEPLASE (AL te plase) can dissolve blood clots that form in the heart, blood vessels, or lungs after a heart attack. This medicine is also given to improve recovery and decrease the chance of disability in patients having symptoms of a stroke.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Thrombolytic agent; biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) form of human tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA).
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