Monthly Prescribing Reference

Extended INR Test Intervals Safe for Warfarin-Treated Patients

Similar number of out-of-range next INR values for patients with, without extended testing interval (HealthDay News) — For stable warfarin-treated patients, extended international normalized ratio ...
TCTMD

More INR Test Strips Recalled Due to Inaccurately High Results

A new recall has been issued CoaguChek XS PT test strips, used to monitor international normalized ratio (INR) in patients taking warfarin, due to inaccurately high readings. Roche Diagnostics ...
Medscape

THINRS: Home INR monitoring as effective as clinic-based care

New Orleans, LA - Results of a new randomized comparison shows that weekly home INR monitoring is safe but did not reduce stroke, major bleeds, or death when compared with monthly clinic-based INR ...
Nature

Micro-mechanical blood clot testing using smartphones

Frequent prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR) testing is critical for millions of people on lifelong anticoagulation with warfarin. Currently, testing is performed in ...
Healio

Q&A: COVID-19 forces changes to INR testing for patients taking vitamin K antagonists

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced health care systems to adapt clinical practice to limit patient ...
Healio

INR self-testing associated with improved quality of life for patients on warfarin vs. clinic testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Weekly self-testing of the international normalized ratio for patients on warfarin did not delay the time to a ...
TCTMD

FDA: ROCKET AF Results Not Affected by Faulty INR Testing in Warfarin Arm

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that inaccurate results from the point-of-care device used to measure international normalized ratio (INR) values in warfarin-treated patients ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Urgent Recall of PT/INR Testing Strips

Alere announced a voluntary Class 1 recall of the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips due to significantly different test results between the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips ...
Fodor's

INR testing while on vacation in London

I'll be vacationing in London for two weeks in May. My INR (prothrombin time) has been out of whack lately, so I need to get a blood test while in London. Has anyone ...
Forbes

Urgent Product Recall For Patients On Blood Thinners

Patients taking the oral anticoagulant drug warfarin (Coumadin) or being given heparin injections and their in-office and home healthcare teams should check the brand of their PT/INR test strips and ...
Medical Xpress

Extended INR test intervals safe for warfarin-treated patients

(HealthDay)—For stable warfarin-treated patients, extended international normalized ratio (INR) testing can be successfully and safely implemented, according to a study published online May 15 in the ...