Assertion: warfarin | /r/HasProperty | beneficial
Facets:
value: to administer heparin
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Thus, when warfarin is loaded rapidly at greater than 5 mg per day, it is beneficial to co-administer heparin, an anticoagulant that acts upon antithrombin and helps reduce the risk of thrombosis, with warfarin therapy for four to five days, in order to have the benefit of anticoagulation from heparin until the full effect of warfarin has been achieved.