AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question My mom is 91, very alert and takes 100mg. of Cozaar & no other drugs. Her cardiologist asked her to see her G.P. & to start taking Cumadine. The G.P. had difficuly in responding to my Mom is she should take this drug; but he finally sgree she should take cumadine.
My Mom is pretty steady on her legs & uses the car to get groceries every week.
Is this drug safe for her; is there something less powerful she can take. Thanks very much.
Answer Hi Lewis,
I am quite surprised as to why she has been prescribed coumadin. The information given by you does not allow me to evaluate the need for the drug. I would request for all details about her condition before I can give any useful advice.
Ravi Ghooi
