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Coumadin

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[koo-muh-din] / ˈku mə dɪn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand name for warfarin.


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Pharmacogenomics will be able to provide a counter-acting drug to decrease the effect of Coumadin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Coumadin is a drug frequently given to prevent excessive blood clotting in stroke or heart attack patients, which could lead to another stroke or heart attack.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Coumadin has one important advantage over the newer medications of an almost immediate reversal of its anti-clotting effect when patients must stop taking it to prevent excessive bleeding, say, before surgery or following an injury.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021

It's sometimes used to treat accidental overdose of Coumadin, Sukol explains.

From US News ● Aug. 7, 2015

In the 1950s, drugmaker Endo Laboratories began selling warfarin for human use under the brand name Coumadin.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2015

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