Warfarin

Warfarin is difficult to use and reacts with many other drugs and some foods.

Drug to Prevent Stroke Is Approved Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010

PROTECT AF is the only prospective, randomized clinical trial comparing an LAA closure device to long term Warfarin therapy.

RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

Warfarin, which is marketed as Coumadin by Bristol-Myers, is available in inexpensive generic versions.

Race On to Prevent Clots 2010

(The name "Warfarin" comes from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - the "- arin" come from coumarin.)

News Haley Bridger 2010

Predict how you'll react to medications such as Warfarin (Coumadin®), Plavix®, and certain muscle relaxants.

SlickDeals.net 2010

Many of these patients currently take anticoagulant drugs such as Warfarin, which lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes by reducing the blood's ability to clot.

THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

Warfarin, often sold under the brand name Coumadin, is effective to treat the condition, doctors say, but requires frequent monitoring to ensure that the proper level of the drug is present in their bloodstream.

FDA Approves Anticlotting Drug Thomas M. Burton 2011

Vista lists the anticoagulant Warfarin and the pain medication Oxycontin.

Wonk Room » The Free Market Does Not Work In Health Care 2009

Warfarin has been used in that role for half a century, but it has drawbacks, including the need for doctors to measure its levels in the bloodstream frequently.

FDA Panel Backs Xarelto for Stroke Prevention Thomas M. Burton 2011

Warfarin requires frequent patient monitoring, and many doctors were hoping to switch patients to the newer medicines that don't require such monitoring.

Study Finds Risk in New Stroke Drug Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2012