vkor complex subunit 1

An anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Warfarin is indicated for the prophylaxis and or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation with embolization. It is also used as an adjunct in the prophylaxis of systemic embolism after myocardial infarction. Warfarin is also used as a rodenticide.

Phenindione (Rectadione) is an indandione that has been used as an anticoagulant. Phenindione has actions similar to WARFARIN, but it is now rarely employed because of its higher incidence of severe adverse effects.

Tecarfarin (ATI-5923) is an orally active, potent vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) antagonist and cannabinoid-1 receptor inverse agonist with antithrombotic activity, which attenuates abdominal pain and increases intestinal transit in mice.