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Warfarin vs Heparin - What's the difference?

warfarin | heparin |

As nouns the difference between warfarin and heparin

is that warfarin is (pharmaceutical drug) an anticoagulant medication that is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders while heparin is (medicine|carbohydrate) a glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant.

warfarin

English

(wikipedia warfarin)

Noun

(-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) An anticoagulant medication that is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders.

    • Related terms

    *brodifacoum

    heparin

    English

    (wikipedia heparin)

    Noun

  • (medicine, carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

    • Derived terms

    * heparinize * heparinized