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FILLERS: Richard J Young, John F Bolton, and Andrew Duncan Muir Anticoagulant treatment during travel BMJ 2005; 330: 292 [Full text]

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who should pay for the test strips

john sharvill   (4 February 2005)

Evidence for efficacy of anticoagulant test strips?

David C Shenton   (9 February 2005)

who should pay for the test strips 4 February 2005
john sharvill, gp england Send response to journal: Re: who should pay for the test strips	The response re warfarin self monitoring for a World cruise does not discuss who should pay for the strips. Most of the conflicting advcie for UK travellers is that the NHS will pay for the first month of treatment whilst away but after that the traveller should pay privatly. This often difficult discussion will need to take place before buying the meter! Competing interests: None declared
Evidence for efficacy of anticoagulant test strips? 9 February 2005
David C Shenton, Retired pharmacist None. Home is TW18 2NE Send response to journal: Re: Evidence for efficacy of anticoagulant test strips?	Andrew Duncan Muir asserts that strips testing INR have been shown to be at least as good as standard methods. What are the prime references for relevant papers, please. Competing interests: None declared