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Anticoagulation patient self-monitoring
Citation
Bereznicki, LRE, Anticoagulation patient self-monitoring, The Pharmacy Australia Congress Program Handbook, 15-18 October 2009, The Sydney Hilton, Sydney Australia, pp. 64. (2009) [Conference Extract]
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Abstract
For consumers with a long-term indication for warfarin, patient self-monitoring (PSM) of warfarin therapy has emerged as the
gold standard of care for those willing and able to perform it. The benefits of PSM have now been well established in several
countries and include a greater proportion of time spent in the INR therapeutic range, a reduction in the number of haemorrhagic
and thromboembolic events, reduced mortality, improved warfarin knowledge and improved quality of life. Portable INR monitors
are readily available and are becoming less expensive and easier to use. Community pharmacists are well placed to promote
and facilitate PSM for interested consumers, and provide support for those who are self-monitoring.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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| Keywords: | anticoagulation, patient, self monitoring, warfarin, INR, thromboembolic, reduced mortality |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences |
| Research Field: | Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Bereznicki, LRE (Professor Luke Bereznicki) |
| ID Code: | 58880 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
| Deposited On: | 2009-11-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-02-16 |
| Downloads: | 615 View Download Statistics |
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