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	Institution: CLOCKSS  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 3 No. 1, January 1994   Archives  • Online Features Brief Reports  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal International Normalized Ratio The New Standard for Monitoring Oral Anticoagulation Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD; K. Patricia McGann, MD, MSPH Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(1):71-74. Abstract Appropriate monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy is important in guiding therapeutic decisions regarding warafrin dosing. Although the prothrombin time has been the usual measurement used to follow oral anticoagulation, the international normalized ratio is the new standard. This report will review the current role of the international normalized ratio. Author Affiliations From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1994 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.