Where can I go to have my INR blood test done?

Can anyone tell me where I might go to have my INR blood test done ?
It is for checking my warfarin levels. Any advice welcome

Try your doctor in the medical centre if you are retired and have a SIP card. Mike

If not the chemist in Quesada high street arrange blood tests. Mike

Thanks Mike, Yes to being retired no to sip card, am coming out to visit friends in el raso for a few weeks but will need my warfarin checking.
thought that i would ask on here as there must be some of you who are similar to myself and having to take it.
Just wondered where they go for theirs.

As suggested, I'd try the 'High Street' pharmacy in Quesada.
It's a very simple test, as you know, I'm sure, and doesn't require any real medical skill(or much time) to administer, so any decent-sized pharmacy SHOULD be able to do it.
If you have any trouble, I'll bet the private Dr by the Arches would do it.
Just for your info, the Spanish anti-coagulant of choice is usually SINTROM rather than Warfarin, although the health professionals all know what warfain is!

you should be able to get the test at the health centre using you ehic card, but it is a pain, test at 0800 hrs then return in the afternoon for the result, if not i can do the test for you if you send me your range details by personal message, remenber to boost your level slightly before flying. Sintrom is used to describe the therapy, Warfarin is still the drug in use

Thanks for your offer Jim, but are you a chemist, Dr, medic ? You don't say !

sorry doris,

my wife has been self testing for about 15 years using a Coaguchek XS, machine, which is what the health centres here use. her results are entered into a computer program which we purchased prior to leaving the uk in 2002 for malta, never had any problems with her inr level.

replied to your PM doris

for general information of site members there is a support group for people using anti-coagulent therapy called ACE, website http://www.anticoagulationeurope.org/
which has lots of information on managing this condition

jim wrote:replied to your PM doris

for general information of site members there is a support group for people using anti-coagulent therapy called ACE, website http://www.anticoagulationeurope.org/
which has lots of information on managing this condition

Thank you for that interesting link, Jim.