Warfarin

Highest phase reached
Drug type
Small molecule
First approval year

First approval year
Listing at source
Listed
Highest phase reached

Drug type
Small molecule
Drug name
Molecular weight
Structure (SMILES)
CC(=O)CC(c1ccccc1)c1c(O)c2ccccc2oc1=O

  • choice
  • Choice

  • coumadine warfarine
  • nsc 59813
  • NSC-59813
  • warfarin
  • Warfarin
  • WARFARIN [HSDB]
  • warfarin [INN]
  • WARFARIN [ISO]
  • WARFARIN [MI]
  • WARFARIN [USP-RS]
  • WARFARIN [VANDF]
  • Warfarin [WHO-DD]
  • warfarin hsdb
  • warfarin inn
  • warfarin iso
  • warfarin mi
  • warfarin usp rs
  • warfarin vandf
  • warfarin who dd
  • warfarina
  • Warfarina
  • warfarine
  • Warfarine

ATC classification codes
  • B01AA03
Sources for recorded values
CAS registry numbers
  • 81-81-2
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1464
InChIKey
PJVWKTKQMONHTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem compound IDs
  • 54678486
RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)
  • 11289
FDA ingredient codes (UNII)
  • 5Q7ZVV76EI

Applicant
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Approval date
8 Jun 1954
Application number
NDA009218

First in class
No
Orphan designation
No
Availability
Prescription only
Boxed warning
Yes

Pharmacology name
warfarin
Type
Synthetic organic
Drug name stem
-farin
Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology
Yes

Administration routes

  • Oral
  • Parenteral

Mechanisms of action

  • Action
    Inhibition
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1
    Gene symbol
    VKORC1
    Protein identifier
    Q9BQB6
    Median affinity
    5.58
    Affinity units
    pKi
    Primary target
    Yes

Open Targets mechanisms

  • Mechanism
    Vitamin k epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 isoform 1 inhibitor
    Action type
    Inhibitor
    Target
    Vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1

DrugCentral mechanisms

  • Action type
    Inhibitor
    Gene symbol
    VKORC1
    Protein identifier
    Q9BQB6
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Target development level
    Clinical

  • Condition
    Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000266
    Subject identifier
    D001024
  • Condition
    Dermatitis, Atopic
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000274
    Subject identifier
    D003876
  • Condition
    Atrial Fibrillation
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000275
    Subject identifier
    D001281
  • Condition
    Cardiovascular Diseases
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000319
    Subject identifier
    D002318
  • Condition
    Crohn Disease
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000384
    Subject identifier
    D003424
  • Condition
    Diabetes Mellitus
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000400
    Subject identifier
    D003920
  • Condition
    Epilepsy
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000474
    Subject identifier
    D004827
  • Condition
    Lymphoma
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000574
    Subject identifier
    D008223
  • Condition
    Myocardial Infarction
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000612
    Subject identifier
    D009203
  • Condition
    Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000616
    Subject identifier
    D009369
  • Condition
    Prostatic Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000673
    Subject identifier
    D011471
  • Condition
    Psoriasis
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000676
    Subject identifier
    D011565
  • Condition
    Arthritis, Rheumatoid
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000685
    Subject identifier
    D001172
  • Condition
    Stroke
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000712
    Subject identifier
    D020521
  • Condition
    Colitis, Ulcerative
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000729
    Subject identifier
    D003093
  • Condition
    Melanoma
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000756
    Subject identifier
    D008545
  • Condition
    Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0000768
    Subject identifier
    D054990
  • Condition
    Obesity
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0001073
    Subject identifier
    D009765
  • Condition
    Hypertension, Pulmonary
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0001361
    Subject identifier
    D006976
  • Condition
    Liver Cirrhosis
    Highest recorded phase
    2
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0001422
    Subject identifier
    D008103
  • Condition
    Hematologic Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    1
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0001642
    Subject identifier
    D019337
  • Condition
    Coronary Disease
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0001645
    Subject identifier
    D003327
  • Condition
    Pancreatic Neoplasms
    Highest recorded phase
    0.5
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0002618
    Subject identifier
    D010190
  • Condition
    Pregnancy
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0002950
    Subject identifier
    D011247
  • Condition
    Heart Failure
    Highest recorded phase
    3
    Condition identifier
    EFO:0003144
    Subject identifier
    D006333

And 36 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000275
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000319
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000474
    Highest recorded phase
    1
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000551
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000612
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000616
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000712
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000756
    Highest recorded phase
    1
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0000768
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0001361
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0001422
    Highest recorded phase
    2
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0001642
    Highest recorded phase
    1
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0002618
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0002950
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003144
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003777
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003827
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003875
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003906
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003907
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003911
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0003929
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0004286
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0008585
    Highest recorded phase
    3
  • Condition identifier
    EFO_0009551
    Highest recorded phase
    2

And 52 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    carcinogenicity
    Country
    United States
  • Warning
    Black Box Warning
    Effect
    vascular toxicity
    Country
    United States

  • Event
    abdominal wall haematoma
    Reports
    173
    Reporting signal score
    503.302
  • Event
    anaemia
    Reports
    1,601
    Reporting signal score
    1,385.17
  • Event
    calciphylaxis
    Reports
    461
    Reporting signal score
    1,826.17
  • Event
    cerebral haemorrhage
    Reports
    384
    Reporting signal score
    591.382
  • Event
    coagulopathy
    Reports
    401
    Reporting signal score
    809.801
  • Event
    contusion
    Reports
    403
    Reporting signal score
    286.333
  • Event
    drug interaction
    Reports
    1,791
    Reporting signal score
    1,867.37
  • Event
    ecchymosis
    Reports
    196
    Reporting signal score
    371.855
  • Event
    epistaxis
    Reports
    847
    Reporting signal score
    1,138.11
  • Event
    faeces discoloured
    Reports
    291
    Reporting signal score
    453.291
  • Event
    gastric haemorrhage
    Reports
    950
    Reporting signal score
    2,891.89
  • Event
    gastrointestinal haemorrhage
    Reports
    1,663
    Reporting signal score
    2,860.71
  • Event
    haematemesis
    Reports
    339
    Reporting signal score
    449.955
  • Event
    haematochezia
    Reports
    355
    Reporting signal score
    344.771
  • Event
    haematocrit decreased
    Reports
    373
    Reporting signal score
    554.373
  • Event
    haematoma
    Reports
    990
    Reporting signal score
    2,172.46
  • Event
    haematuria
    Reports
    907
    Reporting signal score
    1,651.77
  • Event
    haemoglobin decreased
    Reports
    1,115
    Reporting signal score
    1,190.98
  • Event
    haemoptysis
    Reports
    384
    Reporting signal score
    567.722
  • Event
    haemorrhage
    Reports
    1,726
    Reporting signal score
    3,172.79
  • Event
    haemorrhage intracranial
    Reports
    653
    Reporting signal score
    1,622.79
  • Event
    international normalised ratio abnormal
    Reports
    675
    Reporting signal score
    2,403.89
  • Event
    international normalised ratio decreased
    Reports
    532
    Reporting signal score
    1,762
  • Event
    international normalised ratio fluctuation
    Reports
    198
    Reporting signal score
    648.866
  • Event
    international normalised ratio increased
    Reports
    5,098
    Reporting signal score
    18,251.1

And 15 more, listed on the interactive page.

And 100 more, listed on the interactive page.

Dose
2-5mg
Route
Oral
How often
Initial: once daily; monitor closely; titrate as needed

  • Adjust dose based on INR response
  • Consider genotype and clinical factors for initial dose
  • Individualize therapy for each patient
  • Monitor INR frequently during initiation

Hydrogen bond acceptors
4
Hydrogen bond donors
1
Polar surface area
67.51
Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)
3.61
Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)
2.7
Prodrug
No
Chirality
Racemic
Inorganic
No
Rule-of-five violations
0
Rotatable bonds
4
Heavy atoms
23
Molecular formula
C19H16O4
Monoisotopic mass
308.10485899
Natural product
Yes

Recorded assays
3,591
Active assays
70

  • Confirmatory
  • Other
  • Summary

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Targets (1)