Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant and the first orally active direct factor Xa inhibitor. Unlike warfarin, routine lab monitoring of INR is not necessary. However there is no antidote available in the event of a major bleed. Only the 10 mg tablet can be taken without regard to food. The 15 mg and 20 mg tablet should be taken with food. FDA approved on July 1, ...
Rivaroxaban is indicated for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in patients who have undergone total hips replacements and total knee replacement surgery; prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE); to reduce risk of recurre...
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra_Hospital Montecelo, Pontevedra, Spain
Hospital German Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Japan Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Suita, Osaka, Japan
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
Uniklinik, Aachen, Germany
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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