Vitamin K Antagonists

Vitamin K antagonists anticoagulant medications used to prevent thrombosis in the veins, arteries, lungs, and heart. Vitamin K is required for the proper production of certain proteins used in the blood clotting process and vitamin K antagonists inhibit the recycling of Vitamin K, helping to prevent blood clots. Commonly prescribed vitamin K antagonists include Coumadin (warfarin) and Warfarin Sodium (warfarin sodium).

Drugs classified as Vitamin K Antagonists are frequently used to treat the following conditions:

• Atrial Fibrillation
• Heart Attack
• Pulmonary Embolism
• antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
• myocardial infarction prophylaxis
• thrombosis prophylaxis
• arterial thromboembolism prophylaxis
• deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
• deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• hematoma
• pulmonary embolism prophylaxis

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