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  2. Rivaroxaban - Wikipedia

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    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 fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. [ 8 ]

  3. Direct factor Xa inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    Antistasin, the first discovered naturally occurring direct Xa inhibitor Rivaroxaban, the first synthetic direct Xa inhibitor marketed as a drug Prior to the introduction of direct factor Xa inhibitors, vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin were the only oral anticoagulants for over 60 years, and together with heparin have been the main blood ...

  4. Discovery and development of direct Xa inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    Rivaroxaban binding to FXa is mediated through two hydrogen bonds to the amino acid Gly-219. These two hydrogen bonds serve an important role directing the drug into the S1 and S4 subsites of FXa. The first hydrogen bond is a strong interaction which comes from the carbonyl oxygen of the oxazolidinone core of rivaroxaban.

  5. Bayer's patent for blood thinner Xarelto invalid, UK ... - AOL

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    Bayer's patent covering its best-selling blood thinner Xarelto is invalid, London's High Court ruled on Friday in a blow to the German drugmaker. The company's blockbuster Xarelto drug generated ...

  6. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.

  7. How Herbal Supplements Can Interfere with Medications ... - AOL

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    Additionally, Phillipps tells us, “Turmeric has blood-thinning properties that may amplify the effects of anticoagulants like warfarin, rivaroxaban and apixaban, increasing the risk of bleeding ...

  8. Low-molecular-weight heparin - Wikipedia

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    The use of LMWHs should be avoided in patients with known allergies to LMWHs, heparin, sulfites or benzyl alcohol, in patients with active major bleeding, or in patients with a history of heparin-induced low blood platelet count (also known as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia or HIT). High treatment doses are contraindicated in acute bleeding ...

  9. Cialis and Alcohol: Is it Safe?

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    Cialis and Alcohol Side Effects. When used as directed, Cialis may help treat dysfunction and boost satisfaction. More than 80 percent of men have satisfactory arousals after taking it.. But like ...