Anticoagulants: What to Do if You Miss a Dose
Current as of: October 5, 2017
Call your doctor if you are not sure what to do if you missed a dose of anticoagulant.
Your doctor can tell you exactly what to do so you don't take too much or too little anticoagulant. Then you will be as safe as possible.
But here are some general rules for what to do if you miss a dose.
Do not double the dose in any one day to make up for a missed dose.
You can keep track of your medicine doses in a daily medicine planner (What is a PDF document?).
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Current as ofOctober 5, 2017
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