WA Anticoagulation Medication Chart

WA anticoagulation medication chart supporting resources

• User Guidelines for the WA AMC (PDF 2.6MB)
  This user guide provides information on the current features of the WA AMC.
• WA Anticoagulant Medication Chart Education Resource (PDF 6.6MB)
  This PowerPoint has been developed to assist HSP in the implementation of the WA AMC
• WA Heparin Infusion Nomogram for Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin – FOR FLUID RESTRICTED PATIENTS (PDF 127KB)
  This nomogram (weight-based guides) is ONLY valid when using  an unfractionated heparin concentration of 25,000 Units in 50mL and standard aPTT targets.

Supportive clinical guidance document

Please refer to local guidelines

• The Clinical Excellence Commission has clinical guidelines for unfractionated heparin, Non-Vitamin K antagonists and warfarin.

Anticoagulant Incident Review

The below resources are only accessible to Department of Health Staff.

• Statewide Clinical Incident Review – Anticoagulant related incident report (Intranet)
• Medication incidents: Pitfalls and preventions (Intranet)

Registry for change

All change requests to the WA Anticoagulation Chart should be lodged to the Medicines and Technology Unit

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Recommendations for change must be evidence based, with the primary objective of improving patient safety.