WARFARIN
\wˈɔːfəɹˌɪn], \wˈɔːfəɹˌɪn], \w_ˈɔː_f_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of WARFARIN
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By Princeton University
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An anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Warfarin is indicated for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation with embolization. It is also used as an adjunct in the prophylaxis of systemic embolism after myocardial infarction. Warfarin is also used as a rodenticide.
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