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Warfarin Dose Calculator

Warfarin IWPC Model: Maintenance dose estimation. Factors like Amiodarone and Genetics (CYP2C9/VKORC1) significantly alter VKA metabolism.

Age (yr)

Weight (kg)

Ancestry / Race

Genomic Integration

Estimated Maintenance Dose

— mg/day

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Guidelines & Evidence

Clinical Details

Section 1

When to Use

Estimating the stable maintenance dose of Warfarin in patients starting anticoagulation.

Integrating genetic (CYP2C9, VKORC1) and clinical (Age, Weight, Amiodarone) data to reduce time-to-INR-target.

Reducing the risk of early supratherapeutic INR and bleeding.

Patient Population

Adult patients requiring Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) therapy for VTE, AF, or Valve replacement.

Section 2

Formula & Logic

Genetic Modifiers

Gene	Genetic Influence on Warfarin
VKORC1	Target of warfarin. G variant requires higher dose; A variant requires lower dose.
CYP2C9	Liver enzyme for metabolism. 2 and 3 variants lead to slow metabolism and require lower doses.

Clinical Modifiers

Age: Dose requirements decrease with age (~0.4 mg/day per decade).

Race: African Americans often require higher doses; Asians often lower.

Amiodarone: Potent inhibitor; usually requires 25-50% dose reduction.

Section 3

Pearls/Pitfalls

Genomic Advantage

While traditional "Trial and Error" dosing works, genomic-guided dosing reduces the hazard of early over-anticoagulation, particularly in patients with VKORC1 A/A or CYP2C9 *3/*3 genotypes who may be effectively anticoagulated on as little as 0.5 mg/day.

Section 4

Evidence Appraisal

Primary Score

Estimation of the warfarin dose with clinical and pharmacogenetic data.

International Warfarin Pharmacogenetics Consortium (IWPC) • New England Journal of Medicine. 2009;360(8):753-64.

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A randomized trial of genotype-guided dosing of warfarin.

Pirmohamed M et al. • NEJM. 2013;Support for improved time-in-therapeutic-range.

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Section 5

Literature

History

The IWPC algorithm was developed using a global cohort of over 5,000 patients and remains the most validated pharmacogenetic tool for VKA therapy.

Last Comprehensive Review: 2026

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