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What is the difference between anticoagulants, antithrombotics and antiplatelets?
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Drugs: antiplatelet drugs interfere with platelet aggregation. Anticoagulant drugs interfere with the coagulation cascade. Antithrombotic is a term covering both kinds of clot medication.
Answered 3/11/2019
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