SDCEP anticoagulant and antiplatelet guidance Flashcards
1
Q
Give examples of DOACs.
A
- apixaban
- dabigatran
- rivaroxaban
- edoxaban
2
Q
What is the drug schedule for apixaban?
A
Twice daily
3
Q
What is the drug schedule for dabigatran?
A
Twice daily
4
Q
What is the drug schedule for rivaroxaban?
A
Once daily (AM or PM)
5
Q
What is the drug schedule for edoxaban?
A
Once daily (AM or PM)
6
Q
What is the advice for patients who take apixaban?
A
- miss morning dose
- take evening dose as usual
7
Q
What is the advice for patients who take dabigatran?
A
- miss morning dose
- take evening dose as usual
8
Q
What is the advice for patients who take rivaroxaban?
A
- if AM dose, delay until 4 hours after haemostasis
- if PM dose, as usual (if >4 hours after haemostasis)
9
Q
What is the advice for patients who take edoxaban?
A
- if AM dose, delay until 4 hours after haemostasis
- if PM dose, as usual (if >4 hours after haemostasis)
10
Q
What are examples of antiplatelet drugs?
A
- aspirin
- clopidogrel
- dipyramidole
11
Q
What is the advice for patients who take aspirin?
A
- do not interrupt treatment
- stage treatment to assess bleeding
- consider haemostatic measures
- expect prolonged bleeding
12
Q
What is the advice for patients who take clopidogrel?
A
- do not interrupt treatment
- stage treatment to assess bleeding
- consider haemostatic measures
- expect prolonged bleeding
13
Q
What is the advice for patients who take dipyramidole?
A
- do not interrupt treatment
- stage treatment to assess bleeding
- consider haemostatic measures
- expect prolonged bleeding
