Sites:
Antithrombotics - Heparin: Information and resources about the drug from KU-W MedEd Online.Celsus: Manufacturer of heparin and heparin-like glycosaminoglycans including Centaxarin (ardeparin sodium). Features scientific background and history.
Centaxarin: Ardeparin sodium. Features history and chemical data.
DrugDigest: Heparin: Information on dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, and drug comparisons for the low molecular weight form of the drug.
Heparin: Full prescribing information from RxList.
Heparins in the New Millennium: Will Unfractionated Heparin Survive?: A comprehensive discussion of the history and future of unfractionated heparin versus low molecular weight heparins. [Requires free Medscape membership]
Innohep: Prescribing information for US residents in PDF format. [Acrobat Reader required]
Innohep: Tinzaparin sodium. Features product information as well as descriptions of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms.
Lok Pak: Full prescribing information from RxList.
Low Molecular Weight Heparins: Questions and answers from the Food and Drug Administration.
Low Molecular Weight Heparins in Medicine and Anaesthesia: Compares LMW and unfractionated heparins and offers information, uses, study results, and recommendations.
Venous Thromboembolism and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins: New Treatment Options: Discussion of the uses of LMW heparins in the treatment of thromboembolic events.
