Millions of Americans take blood thinners to prevent the formation of blood clots and stroke, including many people who have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder.
Yet despite the ability of anticoagulants to prevent dangerous blood clots and stroke, these drugs carry serious risks, too, including life-threatening bleeding. Analysis by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices found that the Food and Drug Administration received nearly 34,765 adverse drug event reports last year for anticoagulants taken orally; that included nearly 3,000 deaths and more than 9,500 adverse events – like hemorrhaging, or bleeding, in the head – severe enough to require hospitalization.
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