Heparin is an antithrombotic that includes anticoagulant action and is responsible for the prevention of thrombus formation, being indicated for the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism, venous thrombosis and unstable angina.
This drug is an injectable that should be administered exclusively by the personal physician, by intravenous or subcutaneous deep injection, being for hospital use only.
- Heparin is used to inhibit blood clotting and is indicated for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis.
- Pulmonary thromboembolism.
- Peripheral arterial thromboembolism.
- Thrombosis in disseminated intravascular coagulation.
- Insensitive angoritis and myocardial infarction.
In addition to this, it can also be used to prevent clots from forming in people who have undergone hemodialysis heart surgery. Recognize other types of blood thinners and see the precautions to take during treatment.
Heparin, although it does not help remove a new coronavirus from the body, if used in some cases, to treat thromboembolic complications that can occur with COVID-19 disease.
This type of complication occurs because the immune response causes an exaggerated activation of macrophages, which in some patients leads to a pathological response to thrombin, leading to the development of thrombotic episodes, such as stroke, pulmonary embolism and other types of disseminated intravascular coagulation. , which can be controlled with the use of heparin.
Heparin should be administered by a health care professional, subcutaneously (under the skin) or intravenously (in the vein).
The dosage should be individual for each person, and always adapted to the particular circumstances of each case, taking into account the type of evolution of the pathology, body weight, the age of the patient and the side effects.
Some common side effects that may occur during treatment with heparin have been bleeding, as well as the presence of blood in the urine, bruising and a reduction in the number of platelets in the blood.
Heparin is contraindicated in people with hypersensitivity to heparin in the components of the formula, and should not be used in people with severe thrombopenia, subacute bacterial endocarditis, intracranial hemorrhage, uncontrollable active bleeding, hemophilia, retinopathy, situations where there are no conditions to achieve adequate clotting. problems and disorders that involve damage to the vascular system.
In addition, it should not be used in haemorrhagic dialysis, spinal cord surgery, in case of impending abortion, severe bleeding disorders, severe hepatic and renal failure, in the presence of malignancies of high permeability. capillary of the device, digestive system and some vascular violet.
This medicine should not be used by pregnant women without medical advice.