Search Tag: DOACs
2024 30 Jul
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) like apixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban (all FXa inhibitors), and dabigatran (a thrombin inhibitor) have been used for many years, with their generic versions becoming increasingly available. Though DOACs have a lower risk of serious bleeding, such as intracranial haemorrhage, compared to vitamin K antagonists, bleeding...Read more
2019 26 Sep
Specific treatment options for factor Xa inhibitor-related bleeding, focusing on drugs like rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban. Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs/DOACs) are direct reversible inhibitors of factor Xa. These drugs are also reversible inhibitors versus warfarin or other vitamin K antagonist that are used in Europe. Anticoagulants...Read more