Warfarin Sodium Tablets
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PATIENTS PHARMACISTS FAQS
How should I take Warfarin?
  • Take Warfarin exactly as prescribed. Your healthcare provider will adjust your dose from time to time depending on your response to Warfarin.
  • You must have regular blood tests and visits with your healthcare provider to monitor your condition.
  • Take Warfarin at the same time every day. You can take Warfarin either with food or on an empty stomach.
  • Some foods can interact with Warfarin and affect your treatment and dose.
  • If you miss a dose of Warfarin, call your healthcare provider. Take the dose as soon as possible on the same day. Do not take a double dose of Warfarin the next day to make up for a missed dose.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away if you take too much Warfarin.
  • Call your healthcare provider if you are sick with diarrhea, an infection, or have a fever.
  • Tell your healthcare provider about any planned surgeries, medical or dental procedures. Your Warfarin may have to be stopped for a short time or you may need your dose adjusted.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away if you fall or injure yourself, especially if you hit your head. Your healthcare provider may need to check you.
What should I avoid while taking Warfarin?
  • Do not start, stop, or change any medicine without talking with your healthcare provider.
  • Do not make changes in your diet, such as eating large amounts of green, leafy vegetables.
  • Do not change your weight by dieting, without first checking with your healthcare provider.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol.
  • Do not do any activity or sport that may cause a serious injury.
  • Many other medicines, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements can interact with Warfarin and:
        - Affect the dose you need, or
        - Increase Warfarin side effects.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements you take. Do not stop medicines or take anything new unless you have talked to your healthcare provider. Keep a list of your medicines with you at all times to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist.
  • Do not take other medicines that contain warfarin. Warfarin is the active ingredient in Camber's Warfarin sodium tablets.
  • Some foods can interact with Warfarin and affect your treatment and dose.
  • Eat a normal, balanced diet. Talk to your doctor before you make any diet changes. Do not eat large amounts of leafy green vegetables. Leafy green vegetables contain Vitamin K. Certain vegetable oils also contain large amounts of Vitamin K. Too much Vitamin K can lower the effect of Warfarin.
  • Avoid drinking cranberry juice or eating cranberry products.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol.
  • Always tell all of your healthcare providers that you take Warfarin.
  • Wear or carry information that you take Warfarin.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms of bleeding problems:
  • Pain, swelling or discomfort
  • Headaches, dizziness, or weakness
  • Unusual bruising
    (bruises that develop without known cause or grow in size)
  • Nose bleeds
  • Bleeding gums
  • Bleeding from cuts takes a long time to stop
  • Menstrual bleeding or vaginal bleeding that is heavier than normal
  • Pink or brown urine
  • Red or black stools
  • Coughing up blood
  • Vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
General Information About Warfarin
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes not mentioned in a Medication Guide. Do not use Warfarin for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Warfarin to other people, even if they have the same condition. It may harm them. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about Warfarin that was written for healthcare professionals.
If you would like more information, talk to your healthcare provider or call Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. toll free at 1-866-495-8330.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Manufactured for:
Camber Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Manufactured by:
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Rev: 06/11