Blood Thinner

A medicine used to stop blood clots from forming. Blood thinners can be used to treat or prevent clots. Some common blood thinners are enoxaprin (Lovenox), heparin: Heparin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants ('blood thinners'). It works by decreasing the clotting ability of the blood. Heparin is also used to stop the growth of clots that have already formed in the blood vessels, but it cannot be used to decrease the size of clots that have… (Calciparine or Liquaemin), and warfarin: It is used to prevent blood clots from forming. Warfarin is a tablet that is taken by mouth. (Coumadin). Also called and anticoagulant: (ant-i-ko-AG-yuh-lunt) See blood thinner. or thrombopoiesis inhibitor.

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