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You won't believe these 10 facts about people. A blood thinner, or anticoagulant, is a drug that is used to prevent blood clots from forming or to lengthen the time that it takes for blood clots to form. These drugs are often used by people who are at risk for heart attack, stroke or heart disease.
What these drugs do. The purpose of blood clots. Blood clots usually help stop the bleeding when you get a scrape or cut. This helps your wound to heal and helps protect you from infection. Both antiplatelets and anticoagulants work to prevent clots in your blood vessels, but they work in different ways. Antiplatelets interfere with the binding of platelets, or the process that actually starts the formation of blood clots.