Enoxaparin is a common low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) used in the prevention and management of various thromboembolic disorders. Initially approved by the FDA in 1993, it is administered by a subcutaneous or intravenous injection and marketed by several pharmaceutical companies. Enoxaparin markedly reduces the incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients when compared to unfractionated heparin, without increasing the risk of serious bleeding.
Enoxaparin is indicated for the prevention of ischemic complications in unstable angina and in non Q-wave myocardial infarction; it is indicated in conjunction with percutaneous intervention and/or other treatment for the management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.
Enoxaparin is also indicated in the prophylaxis of DVT in abdominal surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, or medical patients with severely restricted mobility during acute illness. Additionally, enoxaparin is indicated for the inpatient treatment of DVT with or without pulmonary embolism and the treatment of outpatient DVT without pulmonary embolism.
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Assistencia Materno Infantil Lambert, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Perking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
State Budgetary Institution of Healthcare Research Institute - Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after Professor S.V. Ochapov Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Territory, Krasnodar, Russian Federation
Regional budgetary healthcare institution Ivanovskaya clinical hospital named after Kuvaevs, Ivanovo, Russian Federation
St. Petersburg State Budgetary Healthcare Institution City Hospital No. 40 of Kurortny District, Sestroretsk, Russian Federation
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Valleywise Health, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Science Valley Research Institute, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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