blood thinner
noun
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
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This is especially important to consider for people taking blood thinners.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bristol Myers Squibb drug Eliquis, a blood thinner, costs about $650 in France, versus a list price of $7,100 in the United States, according to the committee.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Herbal products and excess amounts of vitamins and minerals can interact with medications from birth control to blood thinners and antidepressants.
—Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 29 Dec. 2023
The patient was started immediately on blood thinners.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fenugreek may thin the blood, increasing the action of blood thinners.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Pig products go into dozens of life-saving drugs like epinephrine, which is used to treat severe allergic reactions, and heparin, a blood thinner.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the products for which the most payments were made included blood thinners and a robotic surgical system.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, people who are regularly taking antibiotics, blood thinners (including aspirin), or other heart medications (such as cholesterol drugs) should not supplement their vitamin K intake without talking to a doctor.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bristol Myers Squibb drug Eliquis, a blood thinner, costs about $650 in France, versus a list price of $7,100 in the United States, according to the committee.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Herbal products and excess amounts of vitamins and minerals can interact with medications from birth control to blood thinners and antidepressants.
—Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 29 Dec. 2023
The patient was started immediately on blood thinners.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fenugreek may thin the blood, increasing the action of blood thinners.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
Pig products go into dozens of life-saving drugs like epinephrine, which is used to treat severe allergic reactions, and heparin, a blood thinner.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the products for which the most payments were made included blood thinners and a robotic surgical system.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, people who are regularly taking antibiotics, blood thinners (including aspirin), or other heart medications (such as cholesterol drugs) should not supplement their vitamin K intake without talking to a doctor.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
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blood thinner
noun
blood thin·ner
-ˌthin-ər 
: a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by hindering coagulation of the blood
blood-thinning
adjective
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