Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events.

Joshua P. Metlay; Sean Hennessy; Russell Localio; Xiaoyan Han; Wei Yang; Abigail Cohen; Charles E. Leonard; Kevin Haynes; Stephen E. Kimmel; Harold I. Feldman; Brian L. Strom

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Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events.

October 1, 2008

Metlay JP, Hennessy S, Localio R, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(10):1589-94.

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Patients who received specific instructions (from physicians, nurses, or pharmacists) when prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin experienced fewer hospitalizations due to bleeding complications. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published a patient information guide for warfarin therapy.

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