Bleeding Risk
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson MD – Internal Medicine
Certain medicines and health problems can increase your risk of bleeding. They include: Medicines (called blood thinners) that prevent blood clots. These medicines often are used to prevent stroke and blood clots in people at risk for those problems. Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia and immune thrombocytopenic…