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Table 3 Anticoagulation Control

From: Comparison of pharmacist managed anticoagulation with usual medical care in a family medicine clinic

Variable

Pharmacist

Managed (PC)

(n = 112)

Physician

Managed (UC)

(n = 81)

p-value

Percentage of Time INR in Range

   

   Therapeutic range (TTR)*

73.4

64.8

P < 0.0001

   Expanded range(Expanded TTR)†

90.8

84.8

P < 0.0001

   < 1.5

0.67

1.92

P < 0.0001

   >5.0

0.27

0.08

P < 0.0001

  1. *Therapeutic range: 2.0-3.0 or 2.5-3.5; †expanded therapeutic range: therapeutic range ± 0.3
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