explain why and name an alternative anticoagulant that's used during the lap perid of warfarin takes effect

Answer 1

Usually during the first few days of coumadin(warfarin) therapy, drugs such as heparin, lovenox, etc are also used because due to the difference in drug half lives, people actually are more likely to develope clots during the first few days of coumadin because of its effects on some proteins involved in clotting.

Answer 2

I think you are asking what anticoagulant is used while waiting for warfarin to reach therapeutic levels in the blood; the answer is heparin. There are various forms (dalteparin, enoxaparin), usually administered sub-cutaneously, i.e. injection into the fat just under the skin. Warfarin takes a few days to get to the required level, and heparin covers this period, keeping your blood "thin" enough to reduce the chance of clots.

Answer 3

My dad used high doses of vitamin E instead of warfarin. But to get the dosage right, he was working with an alternative medicine physician. Don't just start taking any old amount!

He had a pacemaker and was supposed to be on Coumadin (Brand name for warfarin) chronically, but refused. The Vitamin E worked for him well, his bleeding times were always in the right range. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for everyone, though.

Answer 4

I think that my father takes Asprin instead of Warfarin as an alternative anticoagulant, sorry that I don't know more on the subject though.

Answer 5

Morphine

Answer 6

So you don't have a stroke or get a clot in the interim time it takes Wafarin to take effect.