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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2017 Apr;23(4 Suppl):S67–S80.

TABLE 1.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants2126

Anticoagulant Indications FDA-Approved Reversal Agent
FXa inhibitors
Rivaroxaban
  • To reduce the risk of SSE in patients with NVAF

  • For the treatment of DVT and PE

  • For the reduction in the risk of recurrence of DVT and of PE following the initial 6 months treatment for DVT and/or PE

  • For the prophylaxis of DVT, which may lead to PE in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery

None
Apixaban
  • To reduce the risk of SSE in patients with NVAF

  • For the prophylaxis of DVT, which may lead to PE in patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement surgery

  • For the treatment of DVT and PE

  • To reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial therapy

None
Edoxaban
  • To reduce the risk of SSE in patients with NVAF

  • For the treatment of DVT and PE following 5 to 10 days of initial therapy with a parenteral anticoagulant

None
Betrixaban
  • Investigational agent; not yet FDA-approved.

  • Being investigated for extended-duration, hospital-associated prevention of VTE in acute medically ill patients.

None
Thrombin Inhibitor
Dabigatran
  • To reduce the risk of SSE in patients with NVAF

  • For the treatment of DVT and PE in patients who have been treated with a parenteral anticoagulant for 5 to 10 days

  • To reduce the risk of recurrence of DVT and PE in patients who have been previously treated

  • For the prophylaxis of DVT and PE in patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery

Idarucizumab

DVT indicates deep vein thrombosis; FXa, factor Xa; NVAF, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; PE, pulmonary embolism; SSE, stroke or systemic embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism.