Laboratory Detection of Poisoning with a Coumarin or Indandione Compound (Vitamin K Antagonist)

Toxic anticoagulants are often used as rodenticides.

Reason for exposure: accidental, suicide, homicide

Route of exposure: ingestion, inhalation, cutaneous exposure

Methods of detection in blood: HPLC, LC-MS/MS (liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry)

Coumarin	Partial List of Brand Name
brodifacoum	Vertox, Ratshot Red, Biosnap, dCON, Finale, Fologrorat, Havoc, Jaguar, Klerat, Matikus, Mouser, Pestoff, Ratak+, Rodend, Rodenthor, Ratsak, Talon, Volak, Rakan, Volid, Rataquill
bromadiolone	Apobas; Bromard; Bromatrol; Bromorat; Contrac; Deadline; Hurex; Lanirat; Maki; Morfaron; Musal; Ramortal; Ratimon; Rodine-c; Slaymore; Super-caid; Toidon
chlorophacinone	Rozol, Partox, Topitox
dicumarol	Coumadin, Miradon, Sintrol, Warfilone
difenacoum	Neosorexa PP580, Ratak, PP580, WBA 8107, Difenacoum
diphacinone	Ditrac, Kill-Ko Rat Killer, Promar, Ramik, Rat-Ax, Diphacin

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