ORLANDO, Florida — Warfarin-induced coagulopathy is reversed faster with a weight-based factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity regimen than with fresh frozen plasma, according to new research.

Recently, another modified one-stage method, developed by Owren, 7 has been given the distinctive name of thrombotest. Claims have been made that this test is more satisfactory for controlling ...

The University of Washington announced that a team of researchers has developed a prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) blood clotting test that requires only a single drop of blood ...

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...

East Brunswick, NJ - Savient Pharmaceuticals has sent a letter to healthcare professionals notifying them of an important drug interaction between Oxandrin ® (oxandrolone), a synthetic derivative of ...

INDIANAPOLIS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Part B will now cover and pay for meter training, equipment and supplies for all long-term warfarin users who monitor their prothrombin time at home ...

Ezetimibe may enhance and stabilize the effects of warfarin especially in patients taking statins, a new study published in Heart & Vessels has reported. Ezetimibe may enhance and stabilize the ...

Siemens got an FDA nod for its handheld portable coagulation analyzer device. The news is a feather in the company’s cap as it looks to expand its healthcare business. Regulators signed off on Siemens ...