warfarin

Examples

• All

• Foods such as spinach and broccoli can affect warfarin, as can cranberry juice.

  Academic text (2012)

• The doctor recommended warfarin to prevent blood clots following the surgery.

• The decision to introduce warfarin can be difficult for both the clinician and the patient.

  Academic text (2014)

• NOACs start to work quickly, whereas the effects of warfarin wear off slowly.

  Academic text (2014)

• Does not assess contraindications to warfarin; the decision whether or not to start warfarin remains a clinical one.

  Academic text (2014)

• NHS Choices publishes a useful summary for patients on warfarin, available online.

  Academic text (2012)

• Jed had no contraindications to warfarin and agreed to start on this treatment.

  Academic text (2012)

• For surgery or dental treatment, there will have to be a temporary halt to warfarin to reduce bleeding complications.

  Academic text (2012)

• No significant superiority of warfarin over aspirin has been demonstrated in patients after the first ischemic stroke.

  Academic text (2007)

• In patients with AF and normal renal function, warfarin dramatically reduces the risk for stroke (1).

  Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

A

anticoagulant

vswarfarin

• Specialized

8 5.6

A medicine that slows or stops blood from forming clots

is a specific prescribed medicine within that broader category

C

Coumadin

vswarfarin

• Specialized

5 6.7

A blood-thinning medicine that prevents or treats blood clots

is the generic medication name rather than a brand label

A

anticoagulant medication

vswarfarin

• Specialized

4.2

A medicine that stops or slows blood from forming clots

is a specific named medicine rather than the general drug class

Surface Forms

Etymology