Travelling with medication
Planning your next holiday or trip abroad? Don’t forget about your medication. Our partners AllClear Travel Insurance share some top tips to help you plan ahead.
Blood-thinning medication and stroke
Resource type: Information leaflet
Publication type: Stroke information
You might be prescribed blood-thinning medication to reduce your risk of a TIA or stroke. This guide explains the two types of blood-thinning medication available, antiplatelets and anticoagulants, and how they are used after a stroke or for someone with atrial fibrillation.
Blood-thinning medication and stroke
You might be given blood-thinning medications after you've had a stroke, to help you avoid another one. Or you might need blood-thinning medication if you have a health condition such as a heart problem or blood-clotting disorder which could lead to a stroke.
Recognising stroke as a medical emergency
The Stroke Association has funded research to improve how we spot the symptoms of stroke and the people most at risk so we can get them the best treatment in the critical minutes and hours that follow.
A Healthy Future for UK Medical Research
Tuesday 17 June 2014
On Monday 16th June the Stroke Association were invited to share how research we funded has changed lives at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Medical Research Summer Reception, entitled, "A Healthy Future for UK Medical Research".
AMRC - A spotlight on medical health research
Monday 8 May 2017
Today, the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) launched a new spotlight report highlighting the positive difference medical research charities are making for mental health patients across the UK.
Working with Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industries
Our guidelines ensure our approach to working with pharmaceutical companies is transparent and cannot compromise our independence.
Saving the brain with a new emergency medication for stroke
The existing emergency medications that are used for stroke patients don’t always work, and not all stroke patients can receive them. This research is testing a new medication that could improve emergency treatment for stroke.
Brain bleeds in patients on medication for atrial fibrillation - new study
Wednesday 19 April 2017
Published online first in the journal Neurology, a new study suggests that people with AF who have an ICH due to their medication have similar outcomes whether they're on a NOAC or a vitamin K antagonist drug.
Could a medication used to treat gout help to stop stroke and TIA survivors having further strokes?
This study is investigating whether colchicine, a medication used to treat gout, could help to stop people who have previously had a stroke or TIA from having further strokes.