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Why must wafarin be taken?
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Anticoagulant: Warfarin is an anticoagulant that helps to prevent blood clots from forming. (blood thinner).
Answered 3/7/2013
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Blood thinner: Warfarin (or coumadin) acts to thin the blood either to treat blood clots, or to try and prevent blood clots.
Answered 3/25/2013
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