Direct and indirect costs of management of long‐term warfarin therapy in Canada

BACKGROUND:  Comparisons of overall costs and resource utilization associated with anticoagulation management are important as new alternatives to warfarin are introduced. The aim of the present study was to assess total costs of warfarin-based anticoagulation in different health care models. METHODS:  Physician- or pharmacist-managed hospital- or community-based anticoagulation clinics in five Canadian provinces were asked to provide itemized …