How to Use blood thinner in a Sentence

blood thinner

noun
  • Those at risk of clots should take blood thinners.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The blood thinners didn’t help.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Doctors put him on blood thinners and warned him not to take any chances.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Pradaxa is the first blood thinner for children that can be taken by mouth.
    — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • This is less for pain and more for heart attacks and strokes, which demand a fast blood thinner.
    — Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
  • The teen was given blood thinners to quickly restore blood flow to his brain.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But docs found a clotting disorder and put him on blood thinners.
    — Marty Munson, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Mixing spinach or kale with blood thinners, for example, may not be the best idea.
    — Katie Camero, SELF, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Talk to your healthcare provider about how much garlic is safe to consume while on blood thinners.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025
  • She was treated with platelet infusions and a blood thinner, but had a bleed in her brain the next day.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Major blood thinners and diabetes drugs made the cut for the initial round.
    — Mariana Socal, STAT, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The emergency room doctors confirmed his clot and put him on blood thinners.
    — Susan Young, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Certain drugs are more obvious culprits here, like any form of blood thinner.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 July 2025
  • Talk with your healthcare provider about natural blood thinners and which products are safe for you.
    — Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 July 2024
  • His son, Tyler, told the outlet that the hematoma that formed was due to blood thinners his father was on.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Twice-daily injections of a blood thinner took care of Colton's blood clot.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The doctors gave her intravenous blood thinners to dissolve the clot.
    — Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • He was put on an IV drip of blood thinners and told to make calls to his family and friends.
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Fenugreek may thin the blood, increasing the action of blood thinners.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 9 June 2021
  • But today, most patients are given blood thinners for life after the very first major clot.
    — Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Aspirin is best known as a pain reliever but is also a blood thinner that can reduce the chance of blood clots.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
  • She was treated with a blood thinner and developed a hemorrhage, which cleared up.
    — John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Athletes on blood thinners may skip games to avoid the bleeding risk from head injuries during contact sports.
    — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Warfarin Warfarin is a blood thinner prescribed to treat and prevent blood clots.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Price explains that the product is baited food laced with warfarin, a blood thinner used for humans that is lethal to hogs.
    — Aaron Sidder, Smithsonian, 24 Feb. 2017
  • As a result he was told by his doctor to stop taking his blood thinner, warfarin, and switch to a less potent medicine.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2022
  • At least two of these patients were taking some form of blood thinner, and blood thinners can cause bleeding even when there is no lecanemab.
    — Gary Stix, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Doctors may also treat ischemic stroke with other medicines, such as blood thinners, as well as surgery to remove the clot.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Those who get a mechanical valve need to take blood thinners for the rest of their life, which can require lifestyle changes.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Being on a blood thinner is not the time to begin a head-slapping contest, for example.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

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