2007-01-18 12:23:06 · 10 answers · asked by Fefa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The question is a bit misleading. Coumadin (generic = warfarin) is NOT made of rat poison. However, some rat poisons do have agents like warfarin that prevent blood from clotting. Rats eventually die due to internal bleeding. They go "blind" and seek brighter areas to die because of the retinal hemorrhages caused by the anticoagulant.
2007-01-18 15:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Albert 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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Is the blood thinner coumadin made of rat poison?
2015-08-05 23:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coumadin is sometimes used to make rat poison, but rat poison is never used to make coumadin. Coumadin is made as a pharmacy grade drug specifically for giving to people to prevent blood clots and thin the blood.
2007-01-18 12:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Kender_fury 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and Coumadin is not a blood thinner. Rat poison is made of Coumadin, not the other way around. Coumadin is an anti-coagulant and not a thinner although it does thin the blood somewhat, it is never used as simply a blood thinner.
2007-01-18 12:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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Haha, that's a good one! Actually, Coumadin, which is now available by prescription as the compound Warfarin Sodium (in tablet and solution forms), USP as an anti-coagulant or anti-blood clotting preparation, really WAS first developed as a pesticide to control or eliminate vermin (rodents) in agricultural and manufacturing industries, as well as for the home, office, institution, or place of business. Fortunately, for the general public, this substance doesn't have any sort of flavor or fragrance / odor to it, so if you've been required to take this preparation, don't worry about it being terrible tasting. The Fact that this substance has no smell or taste to made it quite useful as pesticide because it could be mixed with baiting material until pests had ingested what is considered to be a lethal dose of this substance. I suspect that because the rodent population has evolved in such a way that a wide majority of it is no longer susceptible to the negative affects of this compound, (yes, some species have become immune to the fatal effects of this product!) they have resorted to seeking alternative uses for it in the interest of medicine and preservation of humanity. So, to answer your question, no, it isn't comprised of something similar to rat poison - it once WAS a type of rat poison! =) I hope this helps you!
2016-03-28 08:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sort of. Anticoagulants can be used as rat poison. Coumadin (known by it's generic name of warfarin) is a blood thinner, and so will kill rats quite easily. It's no longer used as a rat poison though.
2007-01-18 12:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Warfarin Rat Poison
2016-12-16 12:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warfarin is a natural poison made by moldy fungus. It was found this way when a farmer could not afford fresh grain and fed his cattle the old grain. In the morning all the cattle were dead, they bleed internally. So now they use warfarin and dilute it down to make coumadin. And yes warfarin is used in some rodent poisons.
2007-01-18 18:22:37 · answer #8 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aren't they basically the same thing? Rat poison is Coumadin. When rats eat it, they hemorrhage and die from internal bleeding
2014-07-02 10:57:54 · answer #9 · answered by Branden 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Coumadin is a brand name for warfarin.
Warfarin is also an ingredient in rat poison. It works by causing the rat to bleed to death, usually internally.
Read up~
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfarin
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2007-01-18 14:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋