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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: DOACs: Direct Oral Anticoagulants; DVT: Deep Venous Thrombosis; PE: Pulmonary Embolus; PBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; PD: Pharmacodynamic; PK: Pharmacokinetics; TGA: Therapeutic Good Administration; PCC: Prothrombin Complex Concentrate; PT: Prothrombin Time; aPTT: Activated Atrial Thromboplastin Time; FDA: Food and Drug Administ...

The introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (OACs) for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disease represents a shift from the traditional vitamin K antagonist-based therapies, which have been the mainstay of treatment for almost 60 years. A challenge for hospital formularies will be to manage the use of direct OACs from hospital to outpatient settings. Three direct OACs-apixaban,...

Although direct oral anticoagulants do not need laboratory testing for dose adjustment, there are instances when laboratory measurement of the drug anticoagulant effect may be useful. They include before initiation of treatment, before surgical or invasive procedures, on the occasion of hemorrhagic or thrombotic events, and whenever immediate reversal of anticoagulation is needed. Choice of tes...

Warfarin has been the primary anticoagulant drug used in the USA for more than 50 years. However, 2 novel types of oral anticoagulants have recently been approved for use in the USA. These are direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., dabigatran etexilate) and factor Xa inhibitors (e.g., rivaroxaban). Dental health care providers may soon encounter patients who are being prescribed these medications. T...

BACKGROUND Over the past 5 years, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban were approved for stroke prevention. Phase III studies have shown a lower risk of intracranial bleeding with these direct oral anticoagulants than with warfarin; however, there is a lack of real-life data to validate this. We analyzed time trends in atraumatic intracranial bleeding from 2009 to 2013 among patients prescribed...