COVID-19 Vaccination While on a Blood Thinner
A. Is it ok for me to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Yes, it is ok to take for pretty much all individuals, no matter whether they have a clotting disorder (=thrombophilia), have had a blood clot (DVT or PE), or are on a blood thinner. Reasons NOT to get the vaccine have to do with…
Prescription affordability: Assistance Options for Anticoagulants
Beth Waldron writes (Last updated May 7, 2020) There is help available for many people who can’t afford their anticoagulant (blood thinning) medication. Many pharmaceutical companies provide free or discounted medicines through prescription assistance programs, also called PAPs. Each program is administered by the pharmaceutical company and has its own qualifying criteria. We are unaware…
Coumadin®: Discontinuation of Sale
Dr. Stephan Moll and Beth Waldron write (last updated April 28, 2020): The company making Coumadin® (warfarin sodium) tablets, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), announced that it will discontinue the sale and distribution of Coumadin® (see the FDA filing here). A memo on the BMS website says: “all strengths of Coumadin® (warfarin sodium) tablets will be discontinued…
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