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Compared to warfarin it has fewer interactions with other medications. [10] It is a direct factor Xa inhibitor. [6] In 2007, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb began the development of apixaban as an anticoagulant. [11] Apixaban was approved for medical use in the European Union in May 2011, and in the United States in December 2012.
Andexanet alfa, sold under the brand name Andexxa among others, is an antidote for the medications rivaroxaban and apixaban, when reversal of anticoagulation is needed due to uncontrolled bleeding. [8] It has not been found to be useful for other factor Xa inhibitors. [9] It is given by injection into a vein. [9]
Rivaroxaban inhibits both free and bound Factor Xa in the prothrombinase complex. [33] It is a selective direct factor Xa inhibitor with an onset of action of 2.5 to 4 hours. [34] Inhibition of Factor Xa interrupts the intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation cascade, inhibiting both thrombin formation and development of thrombi.
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