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So, most people with atrial fibrillation are on warfarin to prevent such a stroke and also if you have an artificial valve in your heart, you may need it to prevent clots from forming. so it is a very, very common drug, and, a very wonderful drug. in terms of what it is supposed to do. the problem with it is that it is a pain in the neck to take, because it is affected by what you eat, by other pills, so, if you are taking warfarin you have to go to the doctor every two or three week and get your blood checked, to make sure that it is the right degree of anti-coagulation, the blood is not too thick or too thin and you have to watch what you eat, certain vegetables and so on interfere with the action of the warfarin and certain other medication, for example, you cannot take nonsteroidal ain t inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen, it effects the levaf ....