Blood-thinning medications


Do you take blood-thinning medication? If so, it is important to follow certain preparations to ensure a safe and secure vaccination.

Important considerations


Depending on which blood-thinning medication you use, different recommendations apply. In all cases, you should remain at the clinic after vaccination and press a few fingers against the injection site for at least 5 minutes to reduce the risk of bleeding.

Waran/Warfarin

  • Treatment with Waran only: PK (INR) < 3.0, taken within the last 14 days.
  • Dual therapy (Waran + ASA or clopidogrel) or triple therapy (Waran + ASA + clopidogrel): PK (INR) ≤ 2.0, taken within the last 7 days.

Oral anticoagulants (NOACs)

Exampel: Pradaxa, Eliquis, Xarelto, Lixiana
  • Treatment does not need to be paused or adjusted.

Low-molecular-weight heparins

Exampel: Innohep, Fragmin, Klexane samt Arixtra
  • Treatment does not need to be paused or adjusted.

Antiplatelet medications

Exempel: Trombyl, Plavix, Clopidogrel, Grepid, Brilique, Efient
  • Behandling med ett eller två trombocythämmande läkemedel behöver inte pausas eller förskjutas.

Combination therapy (oral FXa inhibitor or dabigatran + antiplatelet medication)

  • Vaccination should take place 2 hours before the next dose of anticoagulant/antiplatelet medication.
  • Example: If you are vaccinated at 9:00 a.m., you may take your blood-thinning medication at 11:00 a.m.

Source: Janusinfo