Description: 

• An oral prescription anticoagulant pill used to thin the blood, keeping harmful clots from forming or growing larger inside your blood vessels.

Prescription: 

• Strictly Prescription-Only (Rx). Dosing must be carefully adjusted by a doctor based on regular, ongoing blood tests.

Therapeutic Category:

•  Anticoagulant / Vitamin K Antagonist. 

Active Ingredients/Composition: 

• Contains Warfarin Sodium 5mg per tablet. The “BP” stands for British Pharmacopoeia, which means the chemical meets strict UK standards for safety and purity. It works by stopping the liver from using Vitamin K to create blood clotting factors.

Usage & Forms

Variant:

•  5mg pink tablets. (Warfarin tablets are traditionally color-coded by strength to prevent dangerous dosing mistakes; 1mg is brown, 3mg is blue, and 5mg is pink). 

Consume Type: 

• Oral use only (swallowed with a drink). 
• Directions/Usage:
  • Take exactly once a day, at the same time every day (often in the evening).
  • Can be taken with or without food.
  • Swallow the tablet whole with a full glass of water.
  • Never change your dose or skip a day unless explicitly told to do so by your healthcare provider. 

Safety & Storage

• Common Side Effects: Easy bruising, minor nosebleeds, bleeding gums while brushing teeth, and prolonged bleeding from small cuts. 

Package Type: 

• Usually packed in blister strips containing 28 tablets inside a branded cardboard box. 

Storage Advice: 

• Store at room temperature away from high heat, direct light, and ambient moisture. Keep the pack tightly closed and completely out of reach of children. 
• Safety Advice:
  • Black Box Warning / Severe Risk: This drug can cause severe or fatal bleeding. Seek emergency help immediately if you experience coughing up blood, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, black tarry stools, or severe, unprovoked headaches.
  • The Vitamin K Rule: Do not make sudden changes to your diet. Keep your intake of green leafy vegetables (like spinach and broccoli) highly consistent every week, as sudden changes will alter how your medicine works.
  • Regular Blood Tests (INR): You must go to a laboratory for routine International Normalized Ratio (INR) blood checks to ensure your blood is thinning safely.
  • Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, as it can cause severe harm to an unborn baby.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol and avoid taking over-the-counter pain thinners like aspirin or ibuprofen unless approved by your doctor. 

Manufacturer/Marketer: 

• Exeter Pharmaceuticals

Country of Origin: 

• United Kingdom (UK).