Arieta, left, and Loren Peters. The use of the drug Coumadin was blamed in Loren Peters' death. For the Washington Post When Loren Peters arrived in the emergency room in October 2013, bruises covered ...

SAGINAW TWP. — St. Mary’s of Michigan is making it easier for people who take the blood-thinning medication Coumadin to get regular medical checkups to help regulate the effects of the drug. The new ...

I and every other clinician who treats patients with the common blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin) have a problem. The effect of the drug is delayed. If gauging the effect of the drug wasn’t difficult ...

When Loren Peters arrived in the emergency room in October 2013, bruises covered his frail body, and blood oozed from his gums. The 85-year-old had not been in a fight or fallen down. Instead, he had ...

It's an anticoagulant drug whose usage requires constant blood monitoring, with most patients required to take it for life. And with a recent influx of new patients, Parkview Medical Center's Coumadin ...

We tell our patients to take their warfarin (Coumadin) in the afternoon, but our hospital pharmacist says that this medication may be taken at any time of day as long as the patient is consistent. Are ...

Q. I am having trouble leveling out my Coumadin. Many foods are not included on the list the dietitian gave me. Cranberries are a puzzle, for instance. The nurse says eat them; the doctor says don’t.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is recalling eight lots of its anti-clotting drug Coumadin because the amount of the active ingredient in the drug could change. The company said the recall involves 144,762 units ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Monday it is recalling eight production lots of its anti-clotting drug Coumadin because the amount of the active ingredient in the drug could change. The company said the ...