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Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely


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This free booklet and video educate consumers about blood thinner medicines.

The 24-page booklet explains how blood thinners can help prevent dangerous blood clots from forming and what to expect when taking these medicines. It includes the following information:

  • About your blood thinner
  • How to take your blood thinner
  • Check your medicine
  • Using other medicines
  • Possible side effects
  • Stay safe while taking your blood thinner
  • Food and your blood thinner
  • Talk to your other doctors
  • Blood tests
  • Common medical conditions
The video features easy-to-understand explanations of how blood thinners work and why it's important to take them correctly. It also introduces "BEST," an easy way to remember how to fit blood thinner medication into daily life:
  • Be careful
  • Eat right
  • Stick to a routine
  • Test regularly

The booklet and video are also available in Spanish.

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/btpills.htm
The PDF version of the guide is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/btpills.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.)
The Spanish version of the guide is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/btpillssp.htm
The video is available at: http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=555
The Spanish version of the video is available at: http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=556

Developer

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Funding Sources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


QualityTool Topic

Patient/Medication Safety


History

  • Release Date: 09/2009
  • Original Summary: 09/2009
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Anticoagulation; Anticoagulation, chronic
Stage of Care: spacer Chronic care
Setting of Care: spacer Home > Patient self-management
Patient Care Process: spacer Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Patient safety; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving patient self-management; Patient education
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Patient-centeredness; Safety
QualityTool Format: spacer Slide Presentation/Video/DVD; Workbook/Manual/Guide
QualityTool Topic: spacer Patient/Medication Safety
Developer: spacer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Funding Sources: spacer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

Last updated: October 28, 2009.

 

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