Antihemorrhagic
Substance that stops bleeding / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An antihemorrhagic (British English: antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding).[1] It may also be known as a hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agent.[2]
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.