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Warfarin is the generic form. If you're getting Coumadin it may be
your MD's Rx said 'no substitutions'. I know of several anti-coag clinics that do that, their staff claims there is greater batch to batch variation in the warfarin than in the Coumadin. I have never seen the charts they claim demonstrates this, so that's hear-say only. |
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Big John wrote: MS My HMO only pays for generic (if there is one) and they give me Coumadin?????????????? Big John Coumadin is the brand name for warfarin sodium. Same thing. For any doubters a source is the Physicians Desk Reference, 61st Ed., page 898. |
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If ordered as Coumadin you'll pay one price, if ordered in the generic
(unbranded) form, you'll pay a lower price. Some of the staff at the anti coag clinic at Duke's Private Diagnostic Clinic ask their patients to order Coumadin since they find it's easier to control their INR. Others may have found otherwise, but the price difference is real. |
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RomeoMike wrote:
Big John wrote: MS My HMO only pays for generic (if there is one) and they give me Coumadin?????????????? Big John Coumadin is the brand name for warfarin sodium. Same thing. For any doubters a source is the Physicians Desk Reference, 61st Ed., page 898. Thank you. I was beginning to think I'd lost it. Though, as I think about it, the day is still young.... -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote: Thank you. I was beginning to think I'd lost it. Though, as I think about it, the day is still young.... From past posts, I think I remember that you really are an RN; so you might be interested that Coumadin is a crystallized form of warfarin sodium. Crystallizing the warfarin (to make Coumadin) is supposed to get rid of some impurities that have been in some generic warfarin preparations. But aside from that, they are chemically the same. |
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There are a series of heart symptoms listed in the FAR's that constitute
cause for 'self-grounding' (see 67.). AF is not listed as a condition that requires you to ground yourself. You can choose to, but if a cardiologist says you are OK, then I believe you can continue to fly. The problem comes with the next medical where you must declare the condition and your treatment. You should expect to have to do the following: 1. Go through a maximal stress test 2. Get a letter from cardiologist indicating his/her judgement of the state of your cardiac health as well as any and all medications. 3. Possibly produce the results of a Holter Monitor (24 hour EKG). 4. You MAY have to go the 'Special Issuance' route, which means you can plan on doing 1,2,3 every year. Not for AF, but I have been doing this process for the last 7 years. PITA, but I have my medical If you are a member, call AOPA "C J Campbell" wrote in message news:2007071419345350073-christophercampbell@hotmailcom... On 2007-07-14 18:09:32 -0700, Ron Rosenfeld said: On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:36:28 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. If you're otherwise healthy, odds are that it will be controllable (drug therapy) or correctable (some reversible cause; conversion; or a procedure called ablation) and that you'll be able to fly. How long you won't be able to fly depends on too much information to glean here. I guess I find out more Monday. I suppose some of it depends on what caused the problem in the first place. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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On 2007-07-16 14:34:46 -0700, "pgbnh" said:
There are a series of heart symptoms listed in the FAR's that constitute cause for 'self-grounding' (see 67.). AF is not listed as a condition that requires you to ground yourself. You can choose to, but if a cardiologist says you are OK, then I believe you can continue to fly. The problem comes with the next medical where you must declare the condition and your treatment. You should expect to have to do the following: 1. Go through a maximal stress test 2. Get a letter from cardiologist indicating his/her judgement of the state of your cardiac health as well as any and all medications. 3. Possibly produce the results of a Holter Monitor (24 hour EKG). 4. You MAY have to go the 'Special Issuance' route, which means you can plan on doing 1,2,3 every year. Not for AF, but I have been doing this process for the last 7 years. PITA, but I have my medical If you are a member, call AOPA Thanks, everyone. You guys really are a great bunch. Now we shall see what the cardiologist says. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: C J Campbell writes: It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. That's where flight simulation comes in handy. No, it doesn't Bertie |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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