Heparin

Anticoagulant

Heparin is a rapid onset anticoagulant. It exerts direct effect on blood coagulation by enhancing the inhibitory actions of antithrombin III on severe factors essential to normal blood clotting, thereby blocking the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and fibrinogen to fibrin.

To prevent thrombus formation in acute MI

• Active Bleeding
• Pregnancy
• Menstruation
• Hemophilia

• Spontaneous bleeding
• Hypertension
• HA
• Nasal Congestion
• Bronchospasm

5000 units IV followed by 20,000 to 40,000 units IV over hours

(NOT USED FOR PEDIATRICS)