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What is the generic name for Jantoven?
Jantoven Side Effects Center. Jantoven (warfarin sodium) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots in veins and arteries.
Is Jantoven a brand name?
Warfarin is available under the following different brand names: Coumadin, and Jantoven.
What is the generic name for warfarin?
Warfarin oral tablet is available as both a generic and brand-name drug. Brand name: Coumadin, Jantoven. Warfarin comes only as a tablet you take by mouth.
What is Jantoven made of?
Jantoven tablets for oral use contain: 1 mg, 2 mg, 2½ mg, 3 mg, 4 mg, 5 mg, 6 mg, 7½ mg or 10 mg of warfarin sodium, USP. They also contain: All strengths: Lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone, and pregelatinized starch (corn).
What Warfarin is used for?
About warfarin Warfarin is used to treat people who have had a previous blood clot, such as: a blood clot in the leg (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism)
What class of drug is warfarin?
Warfarin is also used to treat or prevent venous thrombosis (swelling and blood clot in a vein) and pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung). Warfarin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants (‘blood thinners’). It works by decreasing the clotting ability of the blood.
Why do you need to take warfarin at 6pm?
In order to shorten the response time for making a dosing change, patients are traditionally advised to have their INR test in the morning and to take their warfarin in the evening (so that the INR test result will be back in time to change that day’s warfarin dose if needed).
Why is Coumadin discontinued?
The manufacturing of all strengths of Coumadin (warfarin sodium) tablets has been discontinued. As announced by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coumadin’s manufacturer, the discontinuation is due to an unexpected manufacturing issue, not because of safety or efficacy issues.
Is there a difference between Warfin and Jantoven?
There is no difference, Jantoven is the brand name & Warfarin is the generic name. Jantoven is not a brand name-it is also a generic just like Warfarin. Coumadin
Is there a difference between Coumadin and Jantoven?
Alars6693 – To travelinsuezi – Jantoven is not a “generic form of Coumadin,” it is a brand name of warfarin. Warfarin is considered the “generic” name. There is a difference.
What is the difference between warfarin and Coumadin?
Warfarin (Coumadin® / Jantoven®) 1. What is warfarin (Coumadin® / Jantoven®)? Warfarin is an anticoagulant. Sometimes warfarin is referred to as a “blood thinner,” however; warfarin does not affect the thickness of your blood. Anticoagulants help reduce the number of clots forming in blood.
Which is better for blood clots aspirin or warfarin?
Aspirin and warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven) are used to prevent blood clots. Aspirin is also used to treat fever, pain, and inflammation in the body.