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Do I Need To Reduce The Medication?
i have factor five leiden and am on lifetime warfarin. I have been scheduled to have a tooth extracted. My recent inr was 2.7. Do I need to reduce or discontinue my warfarin prior to the extraction? The dentist office said that my inr should be 1.7 or lower.
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
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Thanks for posting your query to HCM .
Yes your Dentist is right . Your INR needs to be less than 1.7 else it may cause bleeding after extraction . You have not mentioned what dose of warfarin you are on ?
I advise you to take half the dose and repeat INR after 4 days . IF it's less that 1.7 get your tooth extracted , but if its still more than that you can repeat the test after 8 days .
Kindly re start the previous dose 1 day after extraction .
Thanks for posting your query to HCM .
Yes your Dentist is right . Your INR needs to be less than 1.7 else it may cause bleeding after extraction . You have not mentioned what dose of warfarin you are on ?
I advise you to take half the dose and repeat INR after 4 days . IF it's less that 1.7 get your tooth extracted , but if its still more than that you can repeat the test after 8 days .
Kindly re start the previous dose 1 day after extraction .
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