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Warfarin
Essential medicine status
Section:
10. Medicines affecting the blood 10.2. Medicines affecting coagulation
ATC codes: B01AA03
EMLc
Indication
Atrial fibrillation ICD11 code: BC81.3Z
INN
Warfarin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
Complementary (EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid > tablet: 5 mg (scored) (sodium) ; 1 mg (scored) (sodium) ; 2 mg (scored) (sodium) ; 0.5 mg (scored) (sodium) (EMLc) ; 3 mg (scored) (sodium)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
acenocoumarol (ATC codes: B01AA07)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Warfarin
DrugBank
Warfarin
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - the addition of warfarin 3 mg scored tablets to the EML and EMLc; - to modify the formulation descriptions to better describe the available dosage forms; - to specify acenocoumarol as a therapeutic alternative to warfarin.