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Tag: narcotics

  • Safe Pain Medications on Warfarin

    Certain pain medications increase the risk of bleeding in patients on warfarin (coumadin®, Jantoven).  Two mechanism can be at play: (1) non-steroidal pain medications (NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) may lead to gastritis which can lead to bleeding into the stomach, made worse by being on “blood thinners”, and (2) pain medications taken on a…