Anticoagulants - Pharmaceutical
Description
Pharmaceutical Anticoagulants are Prescribed Medications that prevent Blood Clotting (usually with toxic side effects) by reducing the viscosity (stickiness or "thickness") of the Blood.
Conventional Medical Usage of Pharmaceutical Anticoagulants
Cardiovascular System
Pharmaceutical Anticoagulants are usually prescribed for the treatment/prevention of Embolism and Thrombosis to inhibit abnormal Blood Clotting.
Novel Applications for Pharmaceutical Anticoagulants
Immune System
Pharmaceutical Antiocoagulants are often used in the treatment of Cancer (they inhibit the abnormal Blood Clotting that enhances the of many types of Cancer). Treatment of Cancer patients with Pharmaceutical Anticoagulants has been reported to increase the survival time of (some types of) Cancer patients. [1]
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