Anticoagulation therapy management services

Arrange for follow-up and long-term anticoagulation therapy management. Communicate with the patient s primary care physician and/or refer to a local antithrombosis service, if available. If the patient is to be treated primarily in the hospital, these arrangements can be made 1 to 2 days prior to hospital discharge. 

O Antithrombotic therapies require meticulous and systematic monitoring, as well as ongoing patient education. Well-organized anticoagulation management services improve the quality of patient care and reduce the overall cost. 

Dager WE, Branch JM, King JH, White RH, Quan RS, Musallam NA et al. Optimization of inpatient warfarin therapy impact of daily consultation by a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation service. Ann. Pharmacother. 2000 34 567-572. 

Pharmacists are providing DSM services to help patients manage such chronic diseases as asthma, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, and drug therapies such as anticoagulation. Hundreds of pharmacists, including those serv-... 

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