LIVING WITH INHIBITORS
In
this brochure, we focus on one of the complications that affect some people who
use clotting medication. This
complication causes the body to reject the clotting medicine.
This rejection is called having an “inhibitor”.
“Inhibit” means to stop. When
someone has an inhibitor to clotting medicine, it means that his or her own body
stops the clotting action of the medicine by destroying it when it enters the
body. The clotting medicine is
“seen” by the body as an enemy. When
more medicine is added to try to help, the inhibitor attacks what it “sees”
as more invaders.
To read more about inhibitors, order your free copy from AHF today.
We would like to express our appreciation to Grifols for their contribution to the AHF Educational Program.
