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Goal: In our study, we aimed at studying demographic data and factors affecting the rate of achieving the target INR level in patients using warfarin followed in the internal disease clinic. Methods: The tracking form prepared for patients who apply to the clinic of internal diseases due to the use of oral anticoagulants was scaned backward. The data was analyzed statistically. The study included 57 patients using oral anticoagulant. The average age was 71±11 (women 59.6 per cent). The target level of INR was 52.6 per cent (30 patients). 91.2% of patients were informed about the drug, 92.9% said they were taking the drug regularly, 82.4% said they were performing regular INR checks, 54.3% said they were aware of the target INR value, and 71.9% said they were aware of complications. There is no statistically significant difference between the patient group that has reached the target INR level and the group that has not reached. The low rate of achieving the target level of INR in patients using oral anticoagulant is also attracted in our study. Therefore, we believe that patients who have begun oral anticoagulant treatment should increase the level of knowledge, and in patients who, despite sufficient training, cannot hold the target INR, the new generation of oral anticoagulant drugs can be used as a warfarin treatment.

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