Direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) questions with correct answers
Limitations of warfarin - Answer Requires routine INR monitoring Frequent dose adjustments Has many interactions Delayed onset - often requiring concomitant parenteral anticoagulant Benefits of warfarin - Answer Established monitoring assay (can establish if patient is under or over coagulated - doesn't exist for DOACs) Extensive clinical experience No dosage adjustment for renal dysfunction (DOACs do) More experience with reversal agents Inexpensive 2 types of DOACs - Answer *Direct thrombin inhibitor* -Dabigatran (Pradaxa) *Factor Xa inhibitor* -Apixaban (Eliquis) -Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) -Edoxaban (Savaysa)
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