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Warfarin monitoring
19 December 2025
Anticoagulant suggestions for adults with swallowing difficulties
5 November 2025A range of oral anticoagulant formulations are suitable for adults with swallowing difficulties.
Managing interactions between medicines and enteral feeds
18 September 2025Learn about the types of feed, some of the most common medicine and feed interactions and how to manage them.
Accessing resources for patients on high risk medicines
9 April 2025A number of resources are available to support the safe use of high-risk medicines. Healthcare professionals should ensure they are available for their patients
Advising on missed or delayed doses of medicines
4 March 2025Guidance on advising people who occasionally miss a scheduled dose of a regular medicine, including information sources and advice for high-risk medicines.
Using oral anticoagulants during breastfeeding
6 December 2024Warfarin is the preferred choice during breastfeeding; rivaroxaban or dabigatran may also be used. Recommendations apply to full term and healthy infants.
Managing specific interactions with smoking
31 October 2023When individuals taking certain medicines stop, start or re-start smoking, monitoring and dose changes may be needed.
Using intramuscular injections in people on oral anticoagulants
20 September 2023Advice on risks related to use of small volume (less than 3mL) intramuscular (IM) injections in people on oral anticoagulants (for example, DOACs, warfarin)
Using warfarin with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
19 April 2023PPIs may enhance warfarin anticoagulation. Patients on warfarin require counselling when starting on a PPI and INR monitored appropriately.