Anticoagulants are medicines that increase the time it takes for blood to clot. They are commonly called blood thinners.

Why are they used?

An anticoagulant medicine is used in patients to prevent blood clots from forming in veins, arteries, the heart, and the brain of a patient.
For example, if the clot travels to the patient's heart it can cause a heart attack or if one forms in the brain it may cause a stroke or TIA (mini-stroke, transient ischemic attack).
There are several different types of anticoagulant. Each type works at a different level on the blood coagulation pathway. Some can be given by mouth; others can only be given by injection.

Always pack medical necessities in your carry-on luggage, including your anticoagulants and other medications, l and your health insurance documents
If you are a self-tester, you should carry your measuring device, test strips and any related documents such as insurance card or custom declaration in your hand luggage.
Put all equipment in an impact-resistant bag and take a medical certificate with you on board, which confirms the medical requirements.
Remember to take the potential time difference into consideration and adjust the intake of your medicine accordingly. This particularly applies to oral anticoagulants.

Checklist to do before traveling

Before you embark upon a trip, there are a few things that you should discuss with your doctor. For instance:

Visit your doctor to discuss your trip (risks, vaccinations, precautionary measures).

Clarify medical care options at your destination.

Take out an international travel health insurance policy and clarify coverage of costs in the case of possible treatment.

Pack a sufficient supply of anticoagulant medications.

Organize a list of emergency telephone numbers at the holiday destination.

Pack necessities in your hand luggage (anticoagulants and other medications, medical alert tag or ID, health insurance documents, physician’s letter and monitoring device and accessories).

Wear comfortable clothing when travelling and remember compression stockings, sufficient liquids and regular movement, which are recommended for thrombosis patients.

Find out the location of the nearest doctor at your holiday destination.

If you have a self-testing device, monitor your INR value more frequently when travelling than at home. If your INR changes suddenly (either an increase or decrease), try to have this checked via a blood test at a local hospital.

The same rules apply to the consumption of alcohol while on holiday as they do when at home.

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ENGLISH	FRENCH	SPANISH
Acenocoumarol	Acénocoumarol	Acenocumarol
Anisindione	Anisindione	Anisindiona
Antithrombin III	Antithrombine III	Antitrombina III
Sodium apolate	Apolate de sodium	Apolato sódico
Aprosulate sodium	Aprosulate sodique	Aprosulato sódico
Ardeparin sodium	Ardéparine sodique	Ardeparina de sodio
Argatroban / Argipidine	Argatroban	Argatroban
Bemiparin sodium	Bémiparine sodique	Bemiparina sódica
Ethyl biscoumacetate	Biscoumacétate d'éthyle	Biscumacetato de etilo
Bisobrin	Bisobrine	Bisobrina
Bivalirudin	Bivalirudine	Bivalirudina
Bromindione	Bromindione	Bromindiona
Certoparin sodium	Certoparine sodique	Certoparina sódica
Clorindione	Clorindione	Clorindiona
Dalteparin sodium	Daltéparine sodique	Dalteparina sódica
Danaparoid sodium	Danaparoïde sodique	Danaparoide sódico
Defibrotide	Défibrotide	Defibrotida
Desirudin	Désirudine	Desirudina
Diarbarone	Diarbarone	Diarbarona
Dicoumarol	Dicoumarol	Dicumarol
Diphenadione	Diphénadione	Difenadiona
Efegatran	Efégatran	Efegatrán
Enoxaparin sodium	Énoxaparine	Enoxaparina sódica
Fluindione	Fluindione	Fluindiona
Heparin	Héparine	Heparina
Low molecular weight heparin	Héparine bas poids moléculaire	Heparina bajo peso molecular
Heparin sodium	Héparine sodique	Heparina sódica
Hirudin	Hirudine	Hirudina
Inogatran	Inogatran	Inogatrán
Melagatran	Mélagatran	Melagatrán
Minolteparin sodium	Minoltéparine sodique	Minolteparina sodica
Mopidamol	Mopidamol	Mopidamol
Nadroparin calcium	Nadroparine calcique	Nadroparina cálcica
Nafamostat	Nafamostat	Nafamostat
Napsagatran	Napsagatran	Napsagatrán
Oxazidione	Oxazidione	Oxaziziona
Parnaparin sodium	Parnaparine sodique	Parnaparina sódica
Pentosan polysulfate sodium	Pentosane polysulfate sodique	Pentosano polisulfato sódico
Phenindione	Phénindione	Fenindiona
Phenprocoumon	Phenprocoumone	Fenprocumon
Razaxaban	Razaxaban	Razaxabán
Reviparin sodium	Réviparine sodique	Reviparina sódica
Taneptacogin alfa	Taneptacogin alfa	Taneptacogina alfa
Tifacogin	Tifacogine	Tifacogina
Tinzaparin sodium	Tinzaparine sodique	Tinzaparina sódica
Tioclomarol	Tioclomarol	Tioclomarol
Tretoquinol	Trétoquinol	Tretoquinol
Warfarin	Warfarine	Warfarina