New anti-coagulants (blood thinners)

New anti-coagulants (blood thinners)

Blood thinners are medicines that many of us take in our lives whether for a heart condition or for a blood clot in the legs or lungs or simply before or after orthopedic surgery. Aspirin and Clopidogrel (Plavix) are NOT blood thinners in the classic definition that doctors use. The most commonly used blood thinner has been Coumadin ( Warfarin ). However over the past few years, newer blood thinners have come out for medical use which have several advantages such as no......

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