Researchers have found an association between treatment with the antibiotic dicloxacillin and a decrease in international normalized ratio (INR; a measure of blood coagulation) levels among patients ... A study has challenged the long-standing belief that older adults taking warfarin with high International Normalized Ratio (INR) levels are at increased risk of brain bleeding after falls. Researchers ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference: Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Trauma Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults. HealthDay News — Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin ... Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Trauma News Medical: Use of dicloxacillin linked to INR decrease in patients taking vitamin K antagonists Use of dicloxacillin linked to INR decrease in patients taking vitamin K antagonists MSN: Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Head Trauma
