Apixaban
1. Indication:
Treats and prevents blood clots.
2. Instruction to use (How is this drug best taken?)
- Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.
- If you are not able to swallow the tablets whole, they may be crushed and mixed in water
- Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
3. Drug-Drug Interaction:
Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:
- Carbamazepine, itraconazole, ketoconazole, phenytoin, rifampin, ritonavir, St John’s wort
- Blood thinner (including clopidogrel, heparin, prasugrel, warfarin)
- Medicine to treat depression
- NSAID pain or arthritis medicine (including aspirin, celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen)
4. Side effects:
May include nausea, contusion, anemia, syncope, and hemorrhage.
5. Precaution:
- Do not stop using this medicine suddenly without asking your doctor. You might have a higher risk of stroke for a short time after you stop using this medicine.
- Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine.
 This medicine increases your risk for bleeding that can become serious if not controlled. - Immediately report signs of blood loss or unusual bleeding.
- Immediately report signs of spinal or epidural hematomas (ie, numbness or weakness of legs or bowel or bladder dysfunction).
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