Consider Lixiana for Patients Who Want a Once-Daily Direct Oral Anticoagulant
February 2017
Lixiana (LIKS-ee-ah-nah, edoxaban) will be the fourth direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC)...after Eliquis, Pradaxa, and Xarelto.
Lixiana is approved to reduce stroke risk due to atrial fib...and to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE).
It's marketed in the U.S. under the brand name Savaysa.
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