Explanations to patients taking coumarins (5)
1. Why treatment is necessary |
2. How the drug works |
3. Why monitoring is needed |
4. Why it is important to take the drug at a fixed time daily |
5. How alcohol may affect anticoagulation |
6. How dietary changes affect therapy |
7. How drug-drug interactions might affect treatment |
8. Why clinic personnel should be notified of changes in medications |
9. What precautions should be taken to avoid bleeding |
10. How to recognize signs and symptoms of bleeding |
1. Why treatment is necessary |
2. How the drug works |
3. Why monitoring is needed |
4. Why it is important to take the drug at a fixed time daily |
5. How alcohol may affect anticoagulation |
6. How dietary changes affect therapy |
7. How drug-drug interactions might affect treatment |
8. Why clinic personnel should be notified of changes in medications |
9. What precautions should be taken to avoid bleeding |
10. How to recognize signs and symptoms of bleeding |