High risk medicines: supporting patients and prescribers on a novel class of oral anticoagulants

• At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HMI-012
• By: COELHO, Cristina (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Pharmacy and Prescribing Support Unit)
• Co-author(s): Cristina Coelho: Pharmacy and Prescribing Support Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  Elaine McIvor: Pharmacy and Prescribing Support Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  Steve McGlynn: Pharmacy and Prescribing Support Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  Yvonne Semple: Pharmacy and Prescribing Support Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  Campbell Tait: Department of Haematology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  David Murdoch: Department of Cardiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are a new class of medicines to prevent and treat blood clots. DOACs are considered high risk medicines due to the potential for causing a bleed. Risks associated with warfarin are highlighted to UK patients using a Patient Booklet and Alert Card (PB&AC).  There are no equivalent materials for patients..

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