Warfarin potassium

Warfarin is an anticoagulant drug normally used to prevent blood clot formation as well as migration. Although first marketed as a pesticide (d-Con, Rodex, among others), Warfarin has since become the most frequently prescribed oral anticoagulant in North America. Warfarin has several properties that should be noted when used medicinally, including its ability to cross the placental barrier during pregnancy which can result in fetal bleeding, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, stillbirth, and neonatal death. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Antithrombotic agents. Its therapeutic use is listed as cardiovascular and hematologic agents. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Antrombin K and Potassium warfarin. Its PubChem CID is 23706212.