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Table 5 Clinical and pharmacologic properties of apixaban, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, and edoxaban

From: A case-based approach to implementing guidelines for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: balancing the risks and benefits

Criteria Dabigatran [28] Rivaroxaban [30] Apixaban [29] Edoxaban [27]
Anemia Contraindicated Contraindicated in patients with hemoglobin <10 g/dL Contraindicated in patients with hemoglobin <9 g/dL NA
Bleeding risk Contraindicated in patients with hemoglobin <10 g/dL and patients with active pathologic bleeding
Can cause serious and sometimes fatal bleeding
Concomitant drugs affecting hemostasis can increase bleeding risk, including platelet aggregation inhibitors, heparin, fibrinolytic therapy, and chronic use of NSAIDs Concomitant drugs affecting hemostasis can increase bleeding risk, including NSAIDs, heparin, aspirin, platelet aggregation inhibitors, other antithrombotic drugs, and fibrinolytic therapy Concomitant drugs affecting hemostasis can increase bleeding risk, including platelet aggregation inhibitors, other antithrombotic drugs, heparin, thrombolytic agents, SSRIs, SNRIs, and chronic use of NSAIDs Concomitant use of drugs affecting hemostasis may increase the risk of bleeding, including aspirin and other antiplatelet agents, other antithrombotic agents, fibrinolytic therapy, and chronic use of NSAIDs
Interruption for surgery/procedures To reduce risk of bleeding, discontinue dabigatran 1–2 d (CrCl ≥50 mL/min) or 3–5 d (CrCl <50 mL/min) before invasive or surgical procedures To reduce risk of bleeding, discontinue rivaroxaban at least 24 h prior to surgical or other invasive procedures To reduce risk of bleeding, discontinue apixaban at least 48 h prior to elective surgery or invasive procedures with a moderate or high risk of unacceptable or clinically significant bleeding, and at least 24 h prior to elective surgery or invasive procedures with a low risk of bleeding or where the bleeding would be noncritical in location and easily controlled To reduce the risk of bleeding, discontinue edoxaban at least 24 hours before invasive or surgical procedure
Drug interactions Avoid concomitant use with P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin) Avoid concomitant use with combined P-gp and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, ritonavir) or inducers (carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampin, St. John’s wort) Reduce apixaban dosage to 2.5 mg bid or avoid concomitant use with strong dual inhibitors of CYP3A4 and P-gp (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritonavir, or clarithromycin) Co-administration with anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs and thrombolytics may increase the risk of bleeding
For patients with moderate renal impairment (CrCl 30–50 mL/min), dabigatran dose may be reduced to 75 mg bid when administered concomitantly with the P-gp inhibitor dronedarone or systemic ketoconazole. Dose adjustment not required with P-gp inhibitors (verapamil, amiodarone, quinidine, and clarithromycin) For patients with CrCl 15–50 mL/min, rivaroxaban may be used concomitantly with combined P-gp and weak or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., amiodarone, diltiazem, verapamil, quinidine, ranolazine, dronedarone, felodipine, erythromycin, and azithromycin) only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk Avoid concomitant use with strong dual inducers of CYP3A4 and P-gp (e.g., rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, St. John’s wort) because such drugs will decrease exposure to apixaban Avoid concomitant use with rifampin
Avoid concomitant use with P-gp inhibitors in patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl 15–30 mL/min) No dose reduction is recommended in patients taking concomitant P-gp inhibitors
Hepatic impairment Large intersubject variability but no evident consistent change in exposure or PD in patients with moderate hepatic impairment Avoid use in moderate and severe hepatic impairment or with any hepatic disease associated with coagulopathy No dose adjustment necessary in patients with mild hepatic impairment Use of edoxaban in patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment is not recommended as these patients may have intrinsic coagulation abnormalities. No dose reduction is required in patients with mild hepatic impairment
No dosing recommendations available for patients with moderate hepatic impairment because of lack of clinical experience with apixaban in these patients
Not recommended in patients with severe hepatic impairment
Renal elimination 80 % [69] 36 % [68] 27 % [29, 66] 50 % [57]
Renal impairment Contraindicated in patients with CrCl <15 mL/min; reduce dosage to 75 mg bid if CrCl 15–30 mL/min Avoid use in patients with CrCl <15 mL/min Reduce dosage to 2.5 mg bid in patients with serum creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL and either age ≥80 years or body weight ≤60 kg Reduce edoxaban dose to 30 mg qd in patients with CrCl 15-50 mL/min. Not recommended in patients with CrCl<15 mL/min
5 mg bid in patients with ESRD maintained on hemodialysis. Reduce dose to 2.5 mg bid in patients with ESRD aged ≥80 years or body weight ≤60 kg
Reversal antidote In progress; none approved for use In progress; none approved for use In progress; none approved for use In progress; none approved for use
Tested reversal strategiesa Dialysis [54] PCC (Cofact) [50] rFVIIa [51] rFVIIa [56]
aPCC (FEIBA®) [55] aPCC (FEIBA®) [53] aPCC (FEIBA®) [51] aPCC (FEIBA®) [56]
PER977 (when available) [76] Andexanet alfa (when available) [52] Activated charcoal [71] PPSB-HT [56]
  PER977 (when available) [76] Andexanet alfa (when available) [49, 52]  
   PER977 (when available) [76]  
  1. aPCC activated prothrombin complex concentrate; bid twice dailym, CrCl creatinine clearance, CYP3A4 cytochrome P450 3A4, ESRD end-stage renal disease, FEIBA® factor VIII inhibitor bypass activity, NA not available, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PCC prothrombin complex concentrate, PD pharmacodynamics, P-gp P-glycoprotein, PPSB-HT prothrombin complex concentrate, rFVIIa recombinant activated factor VIIa, SNRI serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor