Analgesic use before and after oral anticoagulant initiation-a population-based study in Finland
: Ilomaki J, Helin-Salmivaara A, Huupponen R, Rikala M, Kirkpatrick CM, Korhonen MJ
Publisher: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
: 2015
: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
: EUR J CLIN PHARMACOL
: 71
: 6
: 723
: 732
: 10
: 0031-6970
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-015-1836-9
The use of NSAIDs decreases extensively among warfarin initiators which is encouraging. However, the use of NSAIDs increases among rivaroxaban and dabigatran initiators. This is a concern as the bleeding risk may increase due to potential pharmacodynamic interactions.