How to Use warfarin in a Sentence

warfarin

noun
  • But these mice were buoyed by their warfarin-resistant copies of vkorc1.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
  • One such product is warfarin, a chemical found in plants like sweet clover.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
  • These are two blood tests that are monitored when taking warfarin.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
  • One of the most well-known is Coumadin, or its generic version, warfarin.
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • The new drugs have proved to be an expensive alternative to warfarin.
    — John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Price explains that the product is baited food laced with warfarin, a blood thinner used for humans that is lethal to hogs.
    — Aaron Sidder, Smithsonian, 24 Feb. 2017
  • Part of the problem with warfarin is that for a long time there was no real substitute, so it was used despite its drawbacks.
    — The Economist, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Cannabis can interact with certain medications, like warfarin, a drug used to treat blood clots.
    — Christina Caron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Based on the results of those tests, a doctor ordered him to discontinue warfarin and switch to another drug.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
  • The first is warfarin, which humans take in small doses as a blood thinner and pest control companies use in much bigger doses to kill rats.
    — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That could affect drugs such as warfarin, antibiotics, metformin, and Tylenol (acetaminophen).
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Fenugreek and other herbs can also interfere with warfarin and other blood thinners to cause bleeding.
    — Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
  • Then, on a longer-term basis, blood thinners in a pill form — Coumadin or its generic equivalent, warfarin — are prescribed.
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Both ingredients may interact with warfarin and increase the risk of bleeding.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Cimetidine also interacts with other drugs such as the blood thinner warfarin.
    — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
  • However, there is no reason to believe that this was more likely in the apixaban (Eliquis) arm than in the warfarin arm.
    — John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The DOACs are short acting drugs, while warfarin keeps acting for well over 24 hours.
    — Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • From warfarin, Link derives a drug called Coumadin, which is used as a blood thinner to treat heart patients and prevent blood clotting.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2018
  • For nearly 60 years, the drug of choice was warfarin, which was originally developed as a rat poison.
    — David Cox, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Any sudden changes in vitamin K intake can increase or decrease the blood clotting effects of warfarin.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For example, vitamin A may decrease the function of warfarin, a blood thinner.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • That apparently referred to erroneous results in a test of blood clotting used for patients who take the blood thinner warfarin.
    — Andrew Pollack, New York Times, 8 July 2016
  • For those on blood thinners like warfarin, taking noni with your medication can also reduce your body’s blood-clotting ability.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For example, leafy greens with high amounts of vitamin K can lower the effectiveness of the blood thinner warfarin.
    — Kayla B. Rowe, Fortune Well, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Vitamin E can increase the risk of bleeding when it’s taken with blood-thinning medications like warfarin.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
  • By the time humans developed warfarin, Algerian mice already had a head-start in resisting it.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
  • For reference, the drug warfarin, which prevents blood clots, is tightly bound to proteins in the blood and has a volume of distribution of only 8 liters.
    — Brad Reisfeld, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Kaput comes in pellets that are infused with warfarin, an anticoagulant used to minimize the chances of blood clots in humans that can cause heart attacks or strokes.
    — The Times-Picayune Editorial Board, NOLA.com, 1 June 2017
  • There's conflicting research about whether cranberry interacts with the blood thinner Coumadin (warfarin).
    — Cynthia Sass, Health, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Consuming too much vitamin K through food or supplements can decrease the effectiveness of warfarin, increasing the risk of blood clots.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024

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