TITLE

Antibiotics double bleed risk in patients on warfarin

PUB. DATE
February 2012
SOURCE
Pulse;2/22/2012, Vol. 72 Issue 7, p10
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports that a U.S. study found older patients that use warfarin has double the risk of bleeding with concurrent use of antibiotics.
ACCESSION #
73026451

Tags: WARFARIN;  OLDER patients;  HEMORRHAGE

 

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