Study on impact of clinical pharmacist's interventions in the optimal use of oral anticoagulants in stroke patients

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-59

  Lakshmi, R ^a   James, E ^a   Kirthivasan, R ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation management in India; clinical pharmacist; international normalised ratio; thromboembolism; warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; AYURVEDIC DRUG; FLUCONAZOLE; IBUPROFEN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KNOWLEDGE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; THRUSH; VALVULOPLASTY;

EID: 84879621407     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.113550     Document Type: Article

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