How is Jantoven different from Coumadin?

How is Jantoven different from Coumadin?

Warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven) is a medicine that helps keep your blood from clotting. It is also known as a blood thinner. This drug may be important if you have already had blood clots, or if your doctor is worried that you may form a blood clot.

Is Jantoven generic for Coumadin?

Jantoven is a generic warfarin supplied by UPSHER-SMITH Laboratories in the United States. It is a registered trademark of UPSHER-SMITH. Meaning, Jantoven is simply generic warfarin, not a brand name as Coumadin is.

Is Jantoven the same as Warfarin sodium?

Jantoven (warfarin sodium) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots in veins and arteries. Jantoven is available in generic form.

Is Jantoven a good blood thinner?

Jantoven is an anticoagulant (blood thinner). This medicine reduces the formation of blood clots. Jantoven is used to treat or prevent blood clots in veins or arteries, which can reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other serious conditions.

What is Jantoven used to treat?

This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack.

Do you need blood tests with Jantoven?

Get your regular blood test to check for your response to JANTOVEN. This blood test is called an INR test. The INR test checks to see how fast your blood clots.

What company makes Jantoven?

JANTOVEN® (WARFARIN SODIUM Tablets, USP) – Upsher-Smith.

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Why is Coumadin discontinued?

The manufacturing of all strengths of Coumadin (warfarin sodium) tablets has been discontinued. As announced by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coumadin’s manufacturer, the discontinuation is due to an unexpected manufacturing issue, not because of safety or efficacy issues.