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Are Coumadin, Plavix And Aspirin Too Many Medicines Of An Anemic Lung Cancer Patient With Low WBC Count?
My bro-in-law age 70 is taking coumadin 1mg daily, plavix 75mg daily and 81mg aspirin daily. He is on his 4th round of chemo for lung cancer, and he has several stents . He is also getting blood transfusions for anemia and has a low white blood cell count. is he taking too much blood thinner?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
these may be required for his Heart disease, he may be having. reduced wbc counts may be due to his chemo, which is temporary, and recover withing 14 days of last chemo. you need to consult your cardiologist for reducing blood thinners
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