Some facilities fail to properly oversee Coumadin. Too much can cause bleeding; too little, clots. Nursing homes are “a perfect set-up for bad things happening,” one expert says. When Loren Peters ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I have a family member who takes Coumadin and always complains of being very cold. Nothing she does externally helps to warm her up. I figure that the thinning of her blood causes the ...

NEW YORK – Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is voluntarily recalling six lots of COUMADIN® FOR INJECTION, 5 mg single-use vials in the U.S. This recall is a precautionary measure based on the company’s ...

(AP) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. says it is recalling one production lot of its blood thinner Coumadin after finding an oversize tablet. The company says it tested a returned bottle of Coumadin and ...

The federal government is asking health inspectors nationwide to be on the lookout for errors by nursing homes in managing the blood thinner Coumadin, including those that lead to patient ...

25 million prescriptions were written for the popular blood thinner Coumadin and warfarin last year. Patients will soon notice a new FDA label attached to their prescription. The warning: The ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a ...

SAGINAW TWP. — St. Mary’s of Michigan is making it easier for people who take the blood-thinning medication Coumadin to get regular medical checkups to help regulate the effects of the drug. The new ...

When Loren Peters arrived in the emergency room in October 2013, bruises covered his frail body, and blood oozed from his gums. The 85-year-old had not been in a fight or fallen down. Instead, he had ...

When Loren Peters arrived in the emergency room in October 2013, bruises covered his frail body, and blood oozed from his gums. The 85-year-old had not been in a fight or fallen down. Instead, he had ...