Apixaban is an oral, direct, and highly selective factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor of both free and bound FXa, as well as prothrombinase, independent of antithrombin III for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases. It is marketed under the name Eliquis. Apixaban was approved by the FDA on December 28, 2012.
Apixaban is indicated for reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis(DVT) leading to pulmonary embolism(PE) in patients after a hip or knee replacement surgery, and treatment of DVT and PE to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Seoul National university Hostpital, Seoul, Jongno-gu, Korea, Republic of
The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Advocate Heart Institute, Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
Imperial College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University (West), Beijing, China
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Ra'anana, Israel
Bayer, Whippany, New Jersey, United States
Bayer, Wuppertal, Germany
Pfizer Site, Tokyo, Japan
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