Acta Med. 2021, 64: 132-135

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2021.23

Failure of Warfarin Anticoagulation Therapy after Administration of Oral Terbinafine

Ivana Štětkářováa, Jitka Čupákováb

aDepartment of Neurology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
bPharmacy Department, Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic

Received May 11, 2020
Accepted March 2, 2021

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