Outpatient management of patients on warfarin.

Abstract

The recent publication of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Fifth Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy provides the primary care clinician with a thorough guideline for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic diseases. These recommendations are reviewed in this article as they relate to the outpatient management of patients receiving warfarin. Common drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions also are reviewed along with practical dosing recommendations.