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Blood Thinners – Aspirin to Xarelto

April 30, 2024 • Donald Schoeff R.Ph.

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Summary: Blood clot formation and breakdown happens all the time. It’s when the body potentially forms clots where they aren’t needed (AFib) that we run into problems: strokes and heart attacks. In this episode we make the distinction between antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants and their roles in preventing unwanted clots. How they work? Once again, we’re just tinkering with a natural process in our bodies.

Topics:

· Balance of Clot Formation and Breakdown 02:15

· Tissue Plasminogen Factor 02:45

· Blood Thinner = Antiplatelet & Anticoagulant 03:40

· Side Effects = Bleeding 05:30

· Monitor! 08:00

· GI Bleed 11:00

· Blood Pressure 12:15

· Journaling 13:00

· Plavix, Brilinta, Effient, Aggrenox 14:40

· Warfarin – Rat Poison? 15:45

· Acute Coronary Syndrome 19:45

NSTEMI/STEMI/Unstable Angina

· Reversal of Anticoagulants 22:30

· Direct Oral Anticoagulant (Pradaxa,Xarelto,Eliquis) 24:15

· Duration of Treatment 25:15

· Participate 26:00

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Donald J. Schoeff, R.Ph.

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