warfarin

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drkooks

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how does warfarin act as anticoagulant?


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1. Warfarin interferes with platelet adhesion mechanism and thus inhibits platelet aggregation. ( going off of my memory, here).
2. true.

I am sorry, warfarin diminishes available vit-K which in turn affects the formation of Vit-K dependent clotting factors in the Liver. Read WIKI for more info.
 
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