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Warfarin
Warfarin Definition Wafarin is a vitamin K antagonist that belongs...it does not actually thin the blood). The brand name of warfarin in the U.S. is Coumadin. Purpose Wafarin is used to decrease...increased on the surface of cancer cells. Description Warfarin will not dissolve an existing blood clot, but it ...
January 1, 2002; Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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Effect of Polymorphisms in the Cytochrome P450 CYP2C9 Gene on Warfarin Anticoagulation
* Context.-Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant with...significant differences in metabolic rates. Warfarin metabolism is under genetic control...enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of warfarin to inactive metabolites. Objective...
December 1, 2004; Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Clinical Data Launches Pharmacogenetic Warfarin Response Test On Schedule.
PGxTest:WARFARIN to Aid Physicians In Determining Warfarin Dose NEWTON, Mass. -- Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA...Therapeutic Diagnostics[TM], has launched its PGxTest:WARFARIN[TM]. The PGxTest:WARFARIN is a pharmacogenetic test that...
October 6, 2006; Business Wire
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Comparison of the clinical efficacy of three brands of warfarin
Introduction Warfarin is a common anticoagulant which is used...have shown the beneficial effects of warfarin administration in the prevention of...Different formulations and brands of warfarin are available. Warfarin sodium has been...
November 1, 2004; Indian Journal of Pharmacology
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Preventing warfarin-related bleeding.(Review Article)
Abstract: Warfarin is one of the most common anticoagulants...prediction rules, can reduce the risk of warfarin-related bleeding. Supratherapeutic international...dose and/or reducing the weekly dose of warfarin. Patients with acute bleeding require...
January 1, 2005; Southern Medical Journal
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Management of Patients Taking Warfarin.
Because warfarin is so commonly used and has a narrow...pharmacology, initiation and maintenance of warfarin treatment, as well as management of abnormal...bleeding complications in persons taking warfarin. Warfarin inhibits the formation of clotting...
April 15, 2001; American Family Physician
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Genetic Factors for Warfarin Dose Prediction
To the Editor: Warfarin, a commonly prescribed anticoagulant...The 2 key enzymes in the metabolism of warfarin are cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 (CYP2C9...of the pharmacologicaUy more potent S-warfarin enantiomer, and VKORCl, the 2nd key...
September 1, 2007; Clinical Chemistry
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Development and implementation of a pharmacist-managed inpatient warfarin protocol.(Health Care Research and Improvement)(Clinical report)
Because of the complexities of warfarin administration and its bleeding complications, a pharmacist-managed protocol for warfarin administration was developed at Baylor...groups achieved therapeutic ranges of warfarin within 6 days. However, the pharmacist-manag...
October 1, 2005; Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
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Warfarin best for stroke prevention, trial shows: the medicine was superior only in patients in whom anticoagulation intensity was optimally maintained.
DALLAS -- Oral anticoagulation with warfarin proved superior to clopidogrel plus aspirin...sessions of the American Heart Association. Warfarin remains the most effective available...But ACTIVE-W contained a large caveat: Warfarin's superiority was restricted to patients...
February 15, 2006; Internal Medicine News
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logy Notes)(Clinical report)
The goal of anticoagulant therapy with warfarin is to administer the lowest effective...international normalized ratio (INR). Warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, is an oral anticoagulant...associated with atrial fibrillation. Warfarin has also been used to prevent recurrent...
July 1, 2001; Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
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