title: Edoxaban: How Does the Newest Agent Fit into the DOAC Landscape?
abstract: Edoxaban is the most recently approved factor Xa inhibitor within the class of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Like other DOACs, edoxaban was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of venous thromboembolism and prevention of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Similar to other DOACs, edoxaban has fewer drug-drug interactions than warfarin and does not require routine laboratory monitoring. Unlike other DOACs, edoxaban has yet to be approved for secondary or postoperative venous thromboembolism thromboprophylaxis. Currently no antidote for edoxaban is available. To optimally prescribe agents in the DOAC class, it is critical that providers 1) understand how the agents compare; and 2) identify specific settings in which one agent may be preferred over another.
authors.affiliation: University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, Fort Worth. Electronic address: Caitlin.gibson@unthsc.edu.
authors.forename: Caitlin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis.
authors.forename: Shannon W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Finks
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; D013844:Thiazoles; C552171:edoxaban
keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Direct oral anticoagulant; Edoxaban; Factor Xa inhibitors; Venous thromboembolism