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anticoagulant medication

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Noun1.anticoagulant medicationanticoagulant medication - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
dicoumarol, dicumarol - an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin
heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin - a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Coumadin, warfarin - an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus


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Drug interactions may occur with anticoagulant medications such as warfarin (Coumadin), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, aspirin, and other drugs with aspirin-like effects such as clopidine (Ticlid) and clopidogrel (Plavix).
She denied taking aspirin, ibuprofen, or any other anticoagulant medication.
However, when she was admitted to the rehab hospital, her medication orders included an anticoagulant medication, heparin 5000 units, administered subcutaneously, twice a day.
 
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