This simple and easy to use application is designed to help Health Care Professionals calculate the proper Warfarin dosage to prescribe to a patient. It can calculate both the Warfarin Loading and Warfarin Maintenance dose for two different anti-coagulation therapies (INR 2.0-3.0 & INR 2.5-3.5). Based on several scientifically developed nomograms, this program is developed to assist Health Care Professionals who are not very familiar with an individual patient’s Warfarin history. An included guidelines section provides additional highly relevant information for prescribing Warfarin.
Warfarin, otherwise known by its trade name Coumadin, is metabolized differently by different people and is affected by a multitude of factors including diet, alcohol consumption, and other medications. Since Warfarin is metabolized with a high degree of variability this application should only be used as a guide.
We are aware of the bugs in the application, as indicated by one of the reviewers. The updated application, v1.1, will be up shortly and addresses these problems.
Saman Jayasinghe, MD
Phillip Atkinson