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PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING HEPARIN
Author(s) -
Higginson A. J.,
Kay E. A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1988.tb00208.x
Subject(s) - heparin , dosing , medicine , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , surgery
Summary Aspects of heparin prescribing to include indications, dosing, administration and monitoring were investigated in 27 patients. Prescribing practices for heparin were investigated by interview of 28 physicians. Many inconsistencies in heparin prescribing were identified and monitoring was found to be haphazard.