Patient Education

Patient Education Video: “Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners”

Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• English Version
• Spanish Version

Warfarin (Coumadin)

• Treatment with Warfarin
• Dosing calendar
• Searchable Vitamin K Content Table
  • Vitamin K Content in food
  • USDA: Vitamin K Content of Selected Foods
• Herbal Products if you take Warfarin

Apixaban (Eliquis)

• FDA Patient Med Guide – Apixaban (Oct 2013)
• Treatment with Apixaban

Dabigatran (Pradaxa)

• FDA Med Guide – Dabigatran
• Treatment with Dabigatran

Edoxaban (Savaysa)

• Edoxaban Patient Medication Guide

Enoxaparin (Lovenox)

• Treatment with Enoxaparin
• Preventing blood clots with enoxaparin (Lovenox): Anticoagulation during or after pregnancy

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)

• Patient Medication Guide
• Treatment with Rivaroxaban

Bridging for Patients on Warfarin

• Inpatient Bridging for Patients on Warfarin
• Inpatient Bridging – Patient Instruction Form
• Outpatient Bridging for Patients on Warfarin
• Outpatient Bridging – Patient Instruction Form

Venous Thromboembolism

• Preventing Blood Clots: While You Are in the Hospital
• Treating Blood Clots: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and How They are Treated

Other

• How to give yourself a subcutaneous (SQ) injection
• Medicines to avoid before surgery
• Herbal Products: What warfarin patients need to know
• Preventing and Treating Nosebleeds
• Wearing Compression Stockings
• When to call your anticoagulation clinic

Memory aids: tools and tips to help you take your medication

• Memory aids for taking medicines