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Anti-Coagulant Medicine (Factor Xa Inhibitor) – apixaban (Eliquis®) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public
Apixaban (say ‘ah-pix-ah-ban’) is a medicine used to thin the blood so blood clots will not form. It is called a ‘blood thinner’ or ‘anti-coagulant’ (meaning to stop blood from coagulating or clotting). Given to people who have an irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation), a blood clot in the leg or arm (deep vein thrombosis), a blood clot in the lung(s) (pulmonary emboli), or to prevent blood clots from forming after surgery (post-operative venous thromboprophylaxis). (English) Colour
Catalogue Number:
266174Disorders and Conditions:
- Heart Arrhythmia,
- Pulmonary Embolus
Keywords:
- Medication,
- DVT,
- Drug,
- Blood,
- Surgery,
- Stroke,
- Vein,
- Anticoagulant,
- Deep,
- Thrombosis,
- Bleed,
- AF,
- Pharmacy,
- Clot,
- Emboli,
- Embolism,
- Pulmonary,
- Embolus,
- LML,
- Thinner,
- Atrial,
- Fibrillation,
- Coagulate,
- AFib
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- All
Format:
BookletRevision Date:
August 30, 2019Reproduction Rights:
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