Call for CPAMS expansion but warfarin use declining

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Call for CPAMS expansion but warfarin use declining

Paulette Crowley

Paulette Crowley

Warfarin
Warfarin use is declining as alternative anticoagulants rise in popularity [Image: iStock.com – Hailshadow]

Despite CPAMS being the most effective way to manage warfarin patients, expansion of the pharmacy-run service looks unlikely, Paulette Crowley writes

A CALL FOR MORE warfarin patients to be treated in pharmacy has been sounded but Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand says alternative anticoagulants are