Pindone is an
anticoagulant drug for agricultural use. It is commonly used as a
rodenticide
Rodenticides are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents. While commonly referred to as "rat poison", rodenticides are also used to kill mice, squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, beavers, and voles. Despi ...
in the management of
rat and
rabbit populations.
It is pharmacologically analogous to
warfarin
Warfarin, sold under the brand name Coumadin among others, is a medication that is used as an anticoagulant (blood thinner). It is commonly used to prevent blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and to prevent st ...
and inhibits the synthesis of
Vitamin K
Vitamin K refers to structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation ...
-dependent
clotting factors.
See also
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1,3-Indandione
References
Vitamin K antagonists
Rodenticides
Indandiones
Anticoagulant rodenticides
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