Warfarin

/wˈɔːfəɹˌɪn/

/wˈɔːɹfɚɹˌɪn/

Warfarin

an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus

synonyms : Coumadin

Examples

1. Warfarin interferes with at least six blood-clotting factors.

2. An important target of this system is the drug warfarin, which inhibits epoxide reductase to prevent maturation of these factors.

3. Essentially, warfarin works by grabbing onto the VKORC1 enzyme and blocking it from doing its job.

4. So a typical dose of warfarin becomes an overdose, putting the patient at risk of abnormal bleeding.