pspahn t1_j7xh24p wrote
Reply to comment by 80Lashes in According to a study on 12,211 patients, aspirin is just as effective at preventing blood clots as low molecular weight heparin, but it costs less and is easier to administer by giuliomagnifico
Right, the title says LMWH and I'm wondering if they should have just said enoxaparin. Is LMWH and enoxaparin the same thing?
Substance___P t1_j7xl5gg wrote
Enoxaparin is a drug in the sub-class of drugs known as low-molecular weight heparins.
braindrain_94 t1_j7xnxn9 wrote
Enoxparin is one a several formulations of LMWH. But I think it’s the most widely used.
Also unless your wife has lower extremity fractures this article doesn’t apply to her so she can rest easy.
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