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Film Coated Tablets 60 X 2.5 mg |
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49517 | 8959 |
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Film Coated Tablets 60 X 5 mg |
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49518 | 8960 |
Dosage
Prevention of VTE (VTEp): elective hip or knee replacement surgery: The recommended dose of Apixaban 2.5 mg taken orally twice daily. The initial dose should be taken 12 to 24 hours after surgery.
Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF): The recommended dose of Apixaban is 5 mg taken orally twice daily.
Treatment of DVT, treatment of PE and prevention of recurrent DVT and PE (VTEt): The recommended dose of Apixaban for the treatment of acute DVT and treatment of PE is 10 mg taken orally twice daily for the first 7 days followed by 5 mg taken orally twice daily.
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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
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Side Effects
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Drug interactions
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Pregnancy and Lactation
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Overdose
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