Antihemorrhagic

An antihemorrhagic (British English: antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). It may also be known as a hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agent.

Antihemorrhagic agents used in medicine have various mechanisms of action:

Systemic drugs work by inhibiting fibrinolysis or promoting coagulation.
Locally acting hemostatic agents work by causing vasoconstriction or promoting platelet aggregation.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.