DESCRIPTION. COUMADIN (warfarin sodium) tablets and COUMADIN (warfarin sodium) for injection contain warfarin sodium, an anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting vitamin K⌈dependent coagulation factors. Some herbal products, including arnica flower, dong quai, and feverfew, may increase the risk of bleeding or potentiate the effects of warfarin therapy. Advice and warnings for the use of Warfarin during pregnancy. Warfarin was the first anticoagulant rodenticide. 1 It was registered for use in 1950. 4 Warfarin was discovered in moldy sweet clover that had made a herd of cattle sick. The purpose of the study is to assess whether the use of warfarin, a commonly used anticoagulation drug, is associated with increased amounts of coronary artery calcification. Studies in animals and preliminary but small retrospective studies in humans have suggested a possible link to increased I am worried about being on Warfarin. I really smacked it, but it did not break the skin and I did not see stars, pass out or anything. I called the nurse and she told me to watch for double vision or dizziness, but she said they worry more about people slipping and falling and cracking their head. A 55-year-old Caucasian man was receiving warfarin therapy after undergoing aortic valve replacement. His international normalized ratio (INR) was stabilized with warfarin 95 mg/week for 5 weeks. Commencement of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet Warfarin, sold under the brand name Coumadin among others, is a medication that is used as an anticoagulant (blood thinner). It is commonly used to treat blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to prevent stroke in people who have atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease or artificial heart valves. Less commonly. Warfarin sodium tablets are indicated for: Prophylaxis and treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism (PE). Prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic complications associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and/or cardiac valve replacement. Warfarin Induces Cardiovascular Damage in Mice Thilo Krüger,* Stephan Oelenberg,* Nadine Kaesler, Leon J. Schurgers, Annette M. van de Sandt, Peter Boor, Georg.