WARFARIN VS ASPIRIN;
THE PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF BLOOD THINNERS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2014.21.02.1889Keywords:
INR (International normalized ratio),, dyspepsia,, thrombocytopenia,, bronchospasm,, GI and retinal bleed.Abstract
Objectives: to determine the patient compliance with the use of blood thinners.
Design: Randomized controlled trial comparing the use of warfarin and aspirin. Setting: Farooq
teaching hospital Lahore, Fatima Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore and Allied teaching
hospital Faisalabad. Period: October 2012 to March 2013. Results: Warfarin is a better drug in
terms of patient compliance as compared to aspirin. Conclusion: Warfarin is actively used in
cardiovascular problems and is well tolerated by the patients as compared to aspirin which is also
widely used but the incidence of adverse affects limits its use.
