Effects of combination therapy with warfarin and bucolome for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND

Bucolome, a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug, enhances the effects of warfarin. In the present study, the effects of combination therapy (bucolome+warfarin) vs. warfarin alone on atrial fibrillation were investigated.

METHODS AND

RESULTS

Combined therapy resulted in a decrease in the warfarin dose to approximately one-third. The fluctuations of the international normalized ratio and the time in therapeutic range were similar in both groups. There was no adverse effect in either group. Interestingly, uric acid was lower in the bucolome group.

CONCLUSIONS

Bucolome enhanced the effects of warfarin, resulting in a decreased dose of warfarin without adverse effects and it showed similar anticoagulant stability to warfarin alone.