RT Book, Section
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
A1 Katzung, Bertram G.
A1 Kruidering-Hall, Marieke M.
A1 Masters, Susan B.
SR Print(0)
ID 56982778
T1 Chapter 34. Drugs Used in Coagulation Disorders
T2 Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 10e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178923-3
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56982778
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  drugs  used  in  clotting  and  bleeding  disorders  fall  into  2  major  groups:  (1)  drugs  used  to  decrease  clotting  or  dissolve  clots  already  present  in  patients  at  risk  for  vascular  occlusion  and  (2)  drugs  used  to  increase  clotting  in  patients  with  clotting  deficiencies.  The  first  group,  the  anticlotting  drugs,  includes  some  of  the  most  commonly  used  drugs  in  the  United  States.  Anticlotting  drugs  are  used  in  the  treatment  and  prevention  of  myocardial  infarction  and  other  acute  coronary  syndromes,  atrial  fibrillation,  ischemic  stroke,  and  deep  vein  thrombosis  (DVT).  Within  the  anticlotting  group,  the  anticoagulant  and  thrombolytic  drugs  are  effective  in  treatment  of  both  venous  and  arterial  thrombosis,  whereas  antiplatelet  drugs  are  used  primarily  for  treatment  of  arterial  disease.