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.
Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Beaujon hospital, Clichy, France
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Health Sciences North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California, United States
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida, United States
Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside, Rockford, Illinois, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Daniela Poli, Firenze, Italy
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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