Vitamin K1, also called phylloquinone or phytonadione, is a fat soluble vitamin. Phylloquinone is a cofactor of the enzyme γ-carboxylase, which modifies and activates precursors to coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X. It is indicated in the treatment of coagulation disorders due to faulty formation of coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X caused by defic...
Oral phylloquinone is indicated to treat prothrombin deficiency caused by coumarin or indanedione derivatives; and hypoprothrombinemia secondary to antibacterial therapy, salicylates, or obstructive jaundice or biliary fistulas with concomitant bile salt administration.
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University hospital of Erlangen - Department of Medicine 4, Nephrology and Hypertension, Erlangen, Germany
Clinical Center of Coburg - Department of Medical Clinic III, Nephrology, Coburg, Germany
KfH Curatorchip for Dialysis and Renal Transplantation e.V., Stolberg, Germany
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre: Kingston General Hospital Site, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Osteoporosis Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
Rikshospitalet HF, Oslo, Norway
Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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