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warfarin
(redirected from Cumadin)

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warfarin (wôr`fərĭn), anticoagulant anticoagulant (ăn'tēkōăg`yələnt)
..... Click the link for more information.  used to treat blood clots. In large doses it causes bleeding. Warfarin, mixed with bait, is used in rodent control.

warfarin

Anticoagulant drug, marketed as Coumadin. Originally developed to treat thromboembolism (see thrombosis), it interferes with the liver's metabolism of vitamin K, leading to production of defective coagulation factors. Warfarin therapy risks uncontrollable hemorrhage, either spontaneously or from any cut or bruise; it requires frequent checks to maintain the proper level in the blood. In high concentrations, warfarin is used as a rodent poison, causing death by internal bleeding.



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