Oral / IV
Phytomenadione
Konakion
- Mechanism of Action
- Repletes the body’s stores of vitamin K, overcoming the effect of warfarin on its inhibition of the clotting cascade.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Warfarin reversal - following bleed, due to high INR or before emergency surgery
- Haemorrhage due to hypoprothrombinaemia
- Vitamin K deficiency
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