PATIENT INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR ADULT PATIENTS ON APIXABAN FOR PREVENTION OF VTE AFTER HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
This booklet is intended only for patients prescribed ELIQUIS (apixaban) for the indication shown, and should only be read after patients have been prescribed ELIQUIS. This booklet is not intended to replace the Patient Information Leaflet.
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ELIQUIS via the patient section of the website.
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BD = Twice Daily
DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis
NVAF = Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
PE = Pulmonary Embolism
SmPC = Summary of Product Characteristics
* ELIQUIS® (apixaban): an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor indicated for:
- Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), with one or more risk factors, such as prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA);
- Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and prevention of recurrent DVT and PE in adults1
- Prevention of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in adult patients who have undergone elective hip or knee replacement surgery1
†Not all patients who start on ELIQUIS for acute DVT / PE will stay on ELIQUIS; some acute DVT / PE patients who receive treatment do not require treatment for the prevention of recurrent DVT / PE. Other patients may be prescribed ELIQUIS for the prevention of recurrent VTE after initial treatment for acute DVT / PE with another anticoagulant.1 This is a decision for the prescribing clinician together with patient involvement in the decision-making.
Reference
- ELIQUIS® (apixaban) Summary of Product Characteristics.