What are Factor Xa inhibitors?
Factor Xa inhibitors are a type of anticoagulant medication. (1)
What does factor Xa inhibitor do?
work on factor Xa in the coagulation cascade, which is responsible for converting the protein prothrombin into thrombin. (1)
Factor Xa inhibitors can affect factor Xa within the blood, and also within a pre-existing blood clot. (1)
Factor Xa inhibitors do not require routine monitoring. (1)
What are types of factor Xa inhibitors?
Generaic – Brand (1)
apixaban – Eliquis (1)
edoxaban – Savaysa (1)
fondaparinux – Arixtra (1)
rivaroxaban – Xarelto (1)
Resources
1. https://www.drugs.com/drug-class/anticoagulants.html
