Injections of the blood thinner heparin treat blood clots just as effectively as a top-selling version that is far more expensive, researchers said Tuesday. To treat deep vein thrombosis, which ...

There are few things more exciting for researchers than to mount and complete a clinical trial that could change the practice of medicine and save lives. That’s what we experienced when The New ...

Blood thinners help prevent blood clots during and after surgery. There are two main types of blood thinners: anticoagulants and antiplatelets. Side effects of blood thinners can include bleeding and ...

The FDA has continued to issue safety alerts and investigate events surrounding the injectable blood thinner heparin (FDA News, April 2008) and its “clear link” to 81 deaths in U.S. patients who ...

July 1 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said it was voluntarily recalling six lots of the injectable version of its blood thinner, Coumadin, in the United States, after particulate matter was found ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc said late-stage data showed its oral anticoagulant was not superior to an injectable standard therapy in preventing blood clots in acutely ill patients ...