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My father is on Warfrain medicine from so many years, he maintains his dosage by checking INR Level which he has to maintain 3 to 3.5, but recently he got severe malarial attack which effected everything like HB, Platelettes, bp etc. INR was shppted up suddenly to 14, then admitted hospital doctors gave him vitamin K injection. after which INR Decreasrd to 1.3 suddenly, then started normal dose of Warfrain 5mg , then 7.5mg, INR went up to 2.5 then again its Decreasrd to 1.7, 1.9 which is Low as he is cardiac patient.
He is not taking green leafy vegetables as we know it contains vitamin k, What to do kindly guide.
Increase dose of warfarin
why he took warfarin and what cardiac ailment he suffering from
Patient
Post Owner
His 2 valves replaced with metallic one back in 2008. DVR, since then taking warfrain
4 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
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continue Claxene until he reach safe INR
4 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
also note this Dr. sb, that when he had malaria his INR level went to 14, hospital doctors gave vitamin k injection after which INR dropped to 1.3, then it increased little bit till 2.5 now again it's dropping and continuously it's 1.7,1.8 that's making us worry. how to increase it now
4 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
also plz not that he is taking enzultamide medicine from 3 weeks for Prostate CA
Patient
Post Owner
taking 7.5 mg daily already
4 months ago
| MBBS | FCPS (Medicine) |FCPS nephrology | Bahawalpur | Book Appointment
Increase to 8mg and recheck INR tomorrow.
4 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
sir, the tablets come in 5 mg only by shagon company. So only 5,7.5 or 10 mg is possible to take.
From yesterday he has started to take clexane 12 hourly injection along with 7.5mg , is it ok? or should warfrain does also be increased more?
4 months ago