Anticoagulant Agents Table Flashcards
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Mechanism of Action?
Binds ATIII –> inactivates IIa and Xa
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Onset of action?
Rapid (minutes if IV w/ LD)
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Administration route?
Parenteral (IV / SC)
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Elimination?
Dose-dependent t1/2 – cleared by reticuloendothelial system
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Monitoring lab test
aPTT
can use anti-factor Xa prn
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Adverse Effects?
narrow therapeutic index
Bleeding / thrombocytopenia
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Safety in pregnancy?
Safe
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
DDIs
NSAIds Incr bleeding risk with all anticoagulants?
Antiplatelet agents
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Overdose Treatment?
Protamine
Heparin (Unfractionated [UFH])
Uses
ACS / VTE
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Mechanism of Action?
Binds ATIII –> inactivates Xa
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Onset of action
3-5 hours SC
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Administration route
Parenteral (IV / SC)
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Elimination
Renal clearance (decr dose in renal failure)
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Monitoring lab test
Not needed, action predictable
Dosed on mg/kg basis
(can use anti-factor Xa prn)
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Adverse Effects?
narrow therapeutic index
Bleeding / thrombocytopenia
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Safety in pregnancy
Safe
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
DDIs
NSAIds Incr bleeding risk with all anticoagulants?
Antiplatelet agents
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Overdose Treatment Protamine
Protamine
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin [LMWH],
(Enoxaparin - Dalteparin)
Uses
ACS / VTE
Warfarin
Mechanism of Action
Inhibits liver synthesis of Vit K- dep factors (II, VII, IX, and X)
Warfarin
Onset of action
Delayed (hours to days)
Warfarin
Administration route
Oral
Warfarin
Elimination
Hepatic metabolism – CYP2C9
Warfarin
Monitoring lab test
INR (from PT)
Warfarin
Adverse Effects?
narrow therapeutic index
Bleeding, skin necrosis
Warfarin
Safety in pregnancy
NOT safe –> Category X
Warfarin
DDIs
NSAIds Incr bleeding risk with all anticoagulants?
incr effect: CYP450-inhibitors, abx,
decr effect: CYP450 inducers, dietary Vit K