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discoumarol

chemical compound
Also known as: dicoumarin, dicumarol
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Dicumarol is an anticoagulant drug, chemically known as C19H12O6. It was first obtained from spoiled sweet clover hay and functions similarly to warfarin. Dicumarol is used to prevent and treat thromboembolic diseases. It works by interfering with the liver's metabolism of vitamin K, which leads to the production of defective coagulation factors. This interference can pose a risk of uncontrollable hemorrhage. Dicumarol is also known by the less common spelling dicoumarin.123

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