Once-daily, subcutaneous administration of fondaparinux without monitoring is at least as effective and is as safe as adjusted-dose, intravenous administration of unfractionated heparin in the ...

"Subcutaneous heparin is the current standard of care for VTE prophylaxis," Sara Cheng, MD, from the University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine in Aurora, told Medscape Medical News.

Advertisement If the patient received standard unfractionated heparin -- at a cost of $37 -- administered by subcutaneous injection, the recurrence rate was 3.8 percent, an insignificant difference.

Overview: Heparin is a blood thinner that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. It may be injected under the skin or into a blood vessel. The most common side effects are irritation at the ...

The pharmacodynamics of i.v. and subcutaneous (s.c.) tinzaparin sodium compared with heparin in healthy volunteers were studied. A randomized, open-label, five-treatment, five-period-crossover ...

the intravenous administration of unfractionated heparin for 5 to 7 days was compared with the subcutaneous administration of reviparin twice a day for 5 to 7 days or once a day for 28±2 days.

B. Braun Medical has launched the first Heparin 5000 USP Unit/0.5mL prefilled syringe with an attached safety needle for subcutaneous and intravenous use in the US. B. Braun Medical has launched ...

Subcutaneous injections of unfractionated heparin are equally effective as subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin injections for preventing venous thromboembolism recurrence, a randomized study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with an allergic inflammatory skin reaction to subcutaneous heparin generally tolerated IV ...

Subcutaneous injections of the original form of the anticoagulant medication heparin is as effective and safe as subcutaneous administration of the newer and more expensive low-molecularweight heparin ...

Diagnosis Protein-losing enteropathy. Management Infusion of albumin followed by intravenous and subcutaneous therapy with unfractionated heparin. You have full access to this article via your ...