Warfarin

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. Additional adverse effects including necrosis, purple toe syndrome, osteoporosis, valve and artery calcification, and drug interactions have also been documented with warfarin use. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Antithrombotic agents. Its therapeutic use is listed as anticoagulants, cardiovascular and hematologic agents. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Coumafene, Zoocoumarin and Rosex. Its PubChem CID is 54678486.