Drug details

Coumadin (warfarin sodium)

type of Anticoagulants, Cardiovascular

Coumadin (warfarin) is a blood anticoagulant that inhibits the function of Vitamin K dependent coagulation used to inhibit the coagulation of blood to reduce or prevent the chance of developing heart attacks (myocardial infarctions), strokes, and venous and other blood clots (deep venous thromboses, pulmonary emboli and thrombi produced with atrial fibrillation). Coumadin is also used to treat these conditions if they develop. Coumadin is available as a generic.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• stomach pain,
• bloating,
• gas, or
• 
  vomiting,
  
• easy bruising and bleeding,
• 
  nausea,
  
• altered sense of taste.

The following drugs are related to Coumadin, either as a replacement or used together:

• Aggrastat (tirofiban hcl)
• Aggrenox (aspirin, extended-release dipyridamole capsules)
• Aldactone (spironolactone)
• Argatroban (argatroban injection)
• Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium)
• Neurolite (bicisate dihydrochloride kit)
• Zynrelef (bupivacaine and meloxicam)
• Coreg (carvedilol)
• Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate)
• Fragmin (dalteparin)
• Iprivask (desirudin for injection)
• Tikosyn (dofetilide)
• Dopamine (dopamine hydrochloride)
• Multaq (dronedarone tablets)
• Savaysa (edoxaban tablets)
• Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium injection)
• Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium injection for intravenous use)
• Heparin (heparin)
• Inderal (propranolol)
• Inderal LA (propranolol)
• Innohep (tinzaparin)
• Trandate (labetalol)
• Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate)
• Rythmol SR (propafenose hydrochloride extended release capsules)
• Xarelto (rivaroxaban film-coated oral tablets)
• Zontivity (vorapaxar tablets)

The following supplements are related to Coumadin, and may be used together with the drug:

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Citicoline (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Folic Acid (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Garlic (s.)
• Propionyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Creatine (s.)
• Hawthorn (s.)
• Taurine (s.)