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Originally Posted by Zoggite I usually warn them to be on the look-out for any signs of excessive bleeding, and to mention it at their next INR appointment, so that anyone interpreting the results can understand why it might have changed, and make an informed decision about warfarin dose adjustment; After all, antibiotic treatments tend to be short in duration, and the patient usually stands to loose more from letting an infection run riot than from a slightly increased bleeding time... |
Just to add my bit - I usually do the same as Zo on this one. I only ever ring the prescriber if I think they will be a serious consequence to the drug(s) being added to a warfarin patients drug regimen. If I rand the Dr every time I got this one, they would be well sick of me, and would probably stop taking my calls!