Superwarfarins are compounds closely related to the blood thinner warfarin, but longer acting and more potent. Warfarin was originally developed for use as a rat poison by Dr. Karl Link at the Wisconsin Agricultural Research Foundation and was marketed as a rodenticide in 1948. After first a fast-acting antidote and then a blood test was …
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Q: Why are blood thinners used to kill rats? Most of us consider vomiting about as fun as slamming our finger in a car door. I agree! As a child, my chronic queasiness as a passenger in cars and boats bloomed into an Olympian-level hurling event more times than I ever want to recall. What …
Q: I’m on warfarin. Is it true that I’m taking RAT POISON? YES, you’re taking a medicine that originally was used to kill rats. We know warfarin, by the brand names Coumadin® and Jantoven® and as its generic name, warfarin. Warfarin is part of a group of plant-based compounds called coumarins. Coumarins are found in …