Drug of the week series - (29.1)

A 24-year-old patient undergoes a dental extraction. She has a history of haemophilia and develops persistent bleeding from the extraction site.

Why might tranexamic acid be considered in this patient?

  • It increases the production of clotting factors
  • It directly activates platelets
  • It helps stabilize the clot by preventing fibrinolysis
  • It increases the number of circulating platelets
0 voters
1 Like