A patient receives eptifibatide (Integrilin) in the hospital and asks a pharmacy technician how the medication works. Which of the following responses should the technician make?
A. “It inactivates the enzyme responsible for degrading fibrin proteins.”
B. “It prevents platelets from binding and clumping together.”
C. “It increases the production of fibers to increase coagulation.”
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Which of the following medications should be used as an injectable outpatient therapy for blood clot prevention?
A. Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
B. Alteplase (Activase)
C. Warfarin (Coumadin)
D. Tirofiban (Aggrastat)
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