CODE RED! Anticoagulant-Related Emergency Department Visits Surge

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This document alerts clinicians that anticoagulants are currently the top drug class that causes emergency department visits, anticoagulant use and associated adverse events are increasing, and seniors are most affected. Noting that national standards are lacking, it calls for implementation of quality standards and anticoagulation stewardship programs.