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2. Apixaban - Wikipedia

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   Apixaban is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and at least one of the following risk factors: prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, age 75 years or older, diabetes, or symptomatic heart failure.

3. Direct factor Xa inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   Prior to the introduction of direct factor Xa inhibitors, vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin were the only oral anticoagulants for over 60 years, and together with heparin have been the main blood thinners in use. People admitted to hospital requiring blood thinning were started on an infusion of heparin infusion, which thinned blood ...

4. Adherence (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   The elderly often have multiple health conditions, and around half of all NHS medicines are prescribed for people over retirement age, despite representing only about 20% of the UK population. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The recent National Service Framework on the care of older people highlighted the importance of taking and effectively managing medicines ...

5. Medication discontinuation - Wikipedia

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   Withdrawal of anti-hypertensive drugs in older people The latest evidence does not have evidence of an effect due to discontinuing vs continuing medications used for treating elevated blood pressure or prevention of heart disease in older adults on all-case mortality and incidence of heart attack. [ 8 ]

6. Older adults over age 70 should consider taking statins ...

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   For this observational study, researchers analyzed data from the U.K. Biobank and Whitehall II study of more than 20,000 adults in the U.K. 70 years and older with or without previous ...

7. I Missed My 2nd Vaccine Shot: What Do I Do Now? - AOL

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   People who had an allergic reaction to the first dose should check with their doctor before signing up for a second vaccine. Then there are the people who are just not showing up for that final ...

8. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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   An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.

9. When Is the Best Time to Take Metformin? - AOL

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   Some people take metformin once, twice, or even three times a day, depending on the type of metformin (tablet or liquid) and how many milligrams they’re prescribed. Again, aim to take it at the ...