• Female
• 79 Years
• 22/01/2025

I've been on acitrom 5 mg every day of the week, and today I did my PT test. My INR came back at 3.34. How much acitrom should I be taking?

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Dr Kareemulla Shaik

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• MBBS
• 0+ Yrs

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Advised withhold of the drug for 1 week, recheck PTINR,, and restart after review of the reports..

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