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Blood Thinner

  • March 3, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Blood Thinner

Subject: Science and Technology

Context: The ICMR director said that both the vaccines available in India are safe for use for beneficiaries on blood thinners.

Concept:

  • These are medications taken orally or intravenously (through a vein) to prevent a blood clot (blood clot stop the flow of blood to the heart, lungs, or brain leading to heart attack or stroke).
  • Medication is sometimes done after international normalized ratio (INR) test i.e., rate at which blood clots.

Types of Blood thinners:

  1. Antiplatelet drug: It thin the blood to keep blood cells (platelets) from sticking together in the veins and arteries. Ex- aspirin
  2. Anticoagulant drugs: It prevent blood clots by increasing the amount of time it takes for blood clots to form. These are generlly recommended to one with heart disease.Ex- warfarin
  • Vitamin K can lessen the effectiveness of some anticoagulants, such as warfarin.
  • People who take anticoagulant medications are suggested to use herbal supplements and teas with caution.
  • Natural blood thinners: garlic, ginger, celery seed, aniseed.
  • Foods rich in vitamin E are also natural blood thinners. A number of oils contain vitamin E, such as olive, corn, soybean, and wheat germ are some of these.
  • Other sources of Vitamin E are: spinach, tomatoes, mangoes, kiwis, peanut butter, almonds, sunflower seeds, broccoli
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