AboutMary E Scott, RPh, CGP Expertise I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Experience I received a BS in Pharmacy in 1980 with post-graduate work in public health. I have had a Consultant Pharmacist license since 1984.
Organizations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists .I received certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998.
Question I am a nurse. My fiance has been on Plavix for two years following stents.. and a DVT he now has microscopic blood in his urine. Any connection?
Answer Hi,Carole,
According to the literature, Plavix can cause hemorrhage at any site in the body. It probably is the cause of the microscopic blood in his urine, but it can show up in others without them having taken Plavix or aspirin products.
It depends on the amount of bleeding as to whether this is a problem. What does his doctor say about it? Does he have a low hemoglobin level or any physical symptoms of anemia?
Hope this helps, Mary
