• Heparin is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents the formation of blood clots during Dialysis treatment
• Heparin is used as the anticoagulant of choice in the extracorporeal circuit for acute dialysis and for those chronic patients where Tinzaparin is contra indicated.
• The Effect of Heparin is immediate and has a short half-life (30 mins to 2 hours after discontinuation).