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.
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Oslo Univesity Hospital - Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, Korea, Republic of
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czechia
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Lumosa Phase 1 Unit, Cypress, California, United States
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