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  2. Direct factor Xa inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    Medical use. Direct factor Xa inhibitors include rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban, and are types of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), which are blood thinning drugs, one of the classes of antithrombotic drugs. [4][5][6] They are commonly prescribed to treat and prevent blood clots in veins, prevent stroke and embolism in people with non ...

  3. Rivaroxaban - Wikipedia

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    Rivaroxaban. 2 / 3 ⁠ metabolized in liver and ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ eliminated unchanged [4] Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and prevent blood clots. [8] Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial ...

  4. Apixaban - Wikipedia

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    Apixaban, sold under the brand name Eliquis, is an anticoagulant medication used to treat and prevent blood clots and to prevent stroke in people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation through directly inhibiting factor Xa. [6][7][8] It is used an alternative to warfarin to prevent blood clots following hip or knee replacement and in those with a ...

  5. Dabigatran - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Dabigatran. Dabigatran, sold under the brand name Pradaxa among others, is an anticoagulant used to treat and prevent blood clots and to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. [ 6 ][ 7 ] Specifically it is used to prevent blood clots following hip or knee replacement and in those with a history of prior clots. [ 6 ] It is ...

  6. Direct thrombin inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) are a class of medication that act as anticoagulants (delaying blood clotting) by directly inhibiting the enzyme thrombin (factor IIa). Some are in clinical use, while others are undergoing clinical development. Several members of the class are expected to replace heparin (and derivatives) and warfarin in ...

  7. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, antiplatelet drugs inhibit platelet aggregation (clumping together), whereas anticoagulants inhibit specific pathways of the coagulation cascade, which happens after the initial platelet aggregation but before the formation of fibrin and stable aggregated platelet products. [11] [12] Common anticoagulants include warfarin and heparin.