I also have a inferior vena cava obstruction so coumadin has saved my life. So keeping an even INR is impossible . I had DVTs and a pulmonary Embolism on generic warfarin. Also look up generic Valsartin you will see a current lawsuit and investigations for deaths caused by stage four lung cancer in patients because they put known carcinogens in the drugs they have been selling to America. <>

Canada, therapeutic alternatives, including generics, are available. I am praying for all. The generic cause more INR instability thus requiring more lab tests. So what did the manufacturer do with all those extra COUMADIN Pills that we all need? (Sigma Pharma acquired Coumadin from Bristol Myers Squibb)Really this is a real blow to me as I have been on coumadin (jantoven) for 28 years for a mechanical heart valve. It is terrible that coumadin is no longer being manufactured.This is August 2020. CanadaOnlineHealth.com offers brand name Coumadin 1mg, 2mg, and 5mg, manufactured by Sigma Pharma from New Zealand. While these medications do not actually I was in surgery for 13 1/2 hours. endobj 1 0 obj Thank you. Then human life my mom has try Warfarin. They dont want to put me on those other drugs.

Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that the sale and distribution of all strengths of Coumadin (Warfarin Sodium) tablets will be discontinued in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Saudi Arabia, due to an unexpected manufacturing issue.
Is there any pharmaceutical company that will pick up the manufacturing of coumidin going forward. Is this due to covid-19? 4 0 obj Warfarin is $6 for 90 days supply..I agree. They found a tumor camouflaged like my organs and removed that and the woman with the issue of blood was no more. <> What manufacturing issue could cause them to discontinue manufacturing of a drug they’ve been making for decades? Example one week I would be at a 2.5 INR the following with the exact same dose my INR was at 7.5 a deadly level as internal organs began to bleed out.

I am a US Army Disabled soldier that was stationed on a very toxic military base (Ft. McClellan, Alabama) and we had mystery illnesses for 28 years. February 3, 2010, I was hospitalized with deadly blood clots in the arteries and both of my legs had to be cut open from ankle to thigh. {�A����ʱa� Making drugs like blood thinners dangerous to take as well as blood pressure medicines killing people because they were in to high of a dose or too low because the generic tablets don’t have consistent doses of the main drug in them. I am on Coumadin and have been for 8+ years and will be on it for life, I have also been on Lovenox too and I am on Lovenox instead of Coumadin right now because of upcoming cancer surgery myself.

!I would like to know if the decision to discontinue Coumadin is based upon a safety factor or if it no longer cost effectiveI have been on both the generic and Coumadin.

Once we went back to Coumedin he has been good ever since and that’s been at least 15 years now!! I have been taking Coumadin for years…it is now $270.00 for a 90 day supply. Trying to find the next drug suitable for her will be trial and error not a risk we want to take!! I had an aortic valve replacement in 2006. discussion with your healthcare team.In Several times I tried to switch back to warfarin because it is much cheaper but the dizziness always came back. generic version of Coumadin® is one option. Does anyone else same issue,I’m allergic to Warfarin & Jantoven. may want you to have your levels checked when making a change like this.

“thin” the blood, they do slow the body’s ability to form dangerous blood The drug company is abandoning many people who need this drug to stay alive. This really sad how the Bristol-Myers care more for money. The affected Coumadin for Injection includes the following six lots distributed to hospitals and pharmacies from November 2011 through January 2014: 201125, 201126, 201127, 201228, 201229, 201230. Would you propose alternative antithrombotic therapy? of people depend on anticoagulants – also known as “blood thinners” – to

The INR is 1.8. Coumadin for Injection was discontinued in early April 2014. endobj
This is an awful blow for me. We could not get it under control! As I looked into this more, I found out that Coumadin is made from natural ingredients but warfarin is made from synthetic ingredients. CHINA MANUFACTURERS MOST ALL OF THE UNITED STATES GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS!As a former pharmacist, and now retired pulmonary critical care physician I am most disappointed. Even though generic warfarin and Apparently so.Thank you for your feedback. With a blood thinner it’s critical that a 4 mg tablet only have 4 mg of its main ingredient. 2 0 obj The patient also has Parkinson disease >10 years. I am contacting them in the morning to find out and if they have any on hand, I am asking them to fill my prescriptions until my vascular doctor finds something else that works and don’t have serious complications. Every 2 weeks end up increasing or decreasing by 2&1/2 mg. Based on stock availability and expiration dates, we … Although it can be frustrating for some to find out that brand name Coumadin is being discontinued, the generic version of Coumadin (warfarin) is and has been available in Canada for many years. I am going to talk with my hematologist this week. Also investigators learned that too often the key ingredients of these generic medications were not measured correctly. Brand Name Coumadin shows better INR control in some individuals. Perhaps it was the synthetic ingredients that made me dizzy. Somehow he knew to switch me to Coumadin and the dizziness totally went away. That’s just the beginning. Her blood will be a fine one month then the next month all over the place.