heparin sodium-TOPICAL

Clinical heparin is obtained from the mucosa of small intestine of porcine origin by purification, usually in the form of heparin sodium and heparin calcium, mainly heparin sodium.
Efficacy: These components have the property of prolonging the clotting time of blood. This occurs mainly through the formation of a complex of each component with the plasma proteins antithrombin and heparin cofactor II to potentiate the inactivation of thrombin (factor IIa).