Probable elevation in international normalized ratio from cranberry juice

Journal of Pharmacy Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-107

  Welch, Justin M ^a,b   Forster, Keith ^a,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; GATIFLOXACIN; GLIPIZIDE; LISINOPRIL; MEVINOLIN; SALBUTAMOL; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CRANBERRY JUICE; DIET; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSPNEA; EPISTAXIS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TABLET;

EID: 34247208182     PISSN: 87551225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875512250702300207     Document Type: Article

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