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Warfarin patient
Patient using warfarin tablet of 3mg .now it's ptnir test report come 1.27 so should I increase the dose of warfarin in 5 mg or not .she is heart pateint
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Dr. Madhumita Patel
Cardiologist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
Target INR is at least 2 ideally between 2 to 3.
Increase warfarin dosage to 4 mg once a day ( 5 pm, to avoid interactions with major meals) as INR target is not achieved.
Check INR after 5 days.
She is 75 years old so it's important to know for which heart condition she is taking warfarin.
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