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 ...

The CoaguChek XS system (Roche Diagnostics) comprises a meter and specifically designed test strips that can analyse a blood sample (fresh capillary blood or fresh untreated whole venous blood) and ...

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 ...

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 ...

H.P. is a 72-year-old woman who arrived at the emergency room complaining of a cough productive of yellow sputum, fever, generalized malaise, increased dyspnea, and decreased appetite for several days ...