Warfarin vs aspirin; the patient compliance with the use of blood thinners

ABSTRACT

To determine the patient compliance with the use of blood thinners. Randomized controlled trial comparing the use of warfarin and aspirin. Farooq teaching hospital Lahore, Fatima Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore and Allied teaching hospital Faisalabad. October 2012 to March 2013. Warfarin is a better drug in terms of patient compliance as compared to aspirin. Warfarin is actively used in cardiovascular problems and is well tolerated by the patients as compared to aspirin which is also widely used but the incidence of adverse affects limits its use