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  • APIXABAN TARO
    / Taro International Ltd


    Active Ingredient
    Apixaban 2.5 mg, 5 mg

    Status in Israel
    RX

    Presentation and Status in Health Basket

    Presentation Basket Yarpa Pharmasoft

    Film Coated Tablets

    60 X 2.5 mg

    partial basket chart 49517 8959

    Film Coated Tablets

    60 X 5 mg

    partial basket chart 49518 8960

    Dosage

    Try to take the tablets at the same times every day to get the best effect from your treatment.
    Manner of administration: swallow the tablet with water.
    The tablet may be crushed and mixed with water, 5% glucose in water, apple juice or apple puree, immediately before you take it.
    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Indications

    2.5 mg film-coated tablets: Prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in adult patients who have undergone elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
    Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), with one or more risk factors, such as prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA); age ≥ 75 years; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; symptomatic heart failure (NYHA Class ≥ II).
    Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and prevention of recurrent DVT and PE in adults.
    5 mg film-coated tablets: Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), with one or more risk factors, such as prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA); age ≥ 75 years; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; symptomatic heart failure (NYHA Class ≥ II).
    Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in adults.


    Contra-Indications

    * Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.
    * Active clinically significant bleeding.
    * Hepatic disease associated with coagulopathy and clinically relevant bleeding risk.
    * Lesion or condition if considered a significant risk factor for major bleeding. This may include current or recent gastrointestinal ulceration, presence of malignant neoplasms at high risk of bleeding, recent brain or spinal injury, recent brain, spinal or ophthalmic surgery, recent intracranial haemorrhage, known or suspected oesophageal varices, arteriovenous malformations, vascular aneurysms or major intraspinal or intracerebral vascular abnormalities.
    * Concomitant treatment with any other anticoagulant agent e.g. unfractionated heparin (UFH), low molecular weight heparins (enoxaparin, dalteparin, etexilate etc.), heparin derivatives (fondaparinux, etc.), oral anticoagulants (warfarin, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, etc.) except under specific circumstances of switching anticoagulant therapy when UFH is given at doses necessary to maintain an open central venous or arterial catheter or when UFH is given during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation


    Special Precautions

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Side Effects

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Drug interactions

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Pregnancy and Lactation

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Overdose

    Please refer to the license holder for further details


    Manufacturer
    Alfred E. Tiefenbacher GMBH&CO. KG (AET)

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