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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced an educational video for patients who have recently been prescribed an anticoagulant. Staying Active and Healthy: Blood Thinners, which is available at http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=555, explains why an anticoagulant is prescribed, what it does, and what patients need to do to take the medication safely. It describes a BEST strategy for a patient who takes an anticoagulant: Be careful in your activities; Eat right; Stick to a routine; and Test regularly.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced an educational video for patients who have recently been prescribed an anticoagulant. Staying Active and Healthy: Blood Thinners, which is available at http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=555, explains why an anticoagulant is prescribed, what it does, and what patients need to do to take the medication safely. It describes a BEST strategy for a patient who takes an anticoagulant: Be careful in your activities; Eat right; Stick to a routine; and Test regularly.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced an educational video for patients who have recently been prescribed an anticoagulant. Staying Active and Healthy: Blood Thinners, which is available at http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/videocast.aspx?id=555, explains why an anticoagulant is prescribed, what it does, and what patients need to do to take the medication safely. It describes a BEST strategy for a patient who takes an anticoagulant: Be careful in your activities; Eat right; Stick to a routine; and Test regularly.

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