Ensure Patients Get Correct DOAC Doses

August 2022

You can limit dosing errors with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)...apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban.

Dosing is complex for these blood thinners. OVERdosing may increase bleeding risk. But UNDERdosing can also cause serious problems, such as higher mortality in certain patients.

On med histories, carefully document details of DOAC regimens. These often involve dose changes...a finite course...or both.

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