Anticoagulation Flashcards
Heparin MOA
Potentiates antithrombin → decreased transformation of prothrombin to thrombin
Heparin Route of Administration
SQ (prophylaxis) or IV Continuous Infusion (treatment)
Heparin Half-Life
1-2 hours (IV)
Heparin Monitoring (efficacy)
Either Anti-Xa levels (~0.3-0.7 units/mL) or aPTT levels (ranges vary per lab) need to be within therapeutic range
Low molecular weight hearpin (LMWH) MOA
Potentiates antithrombin → decreased transformation of prothrombin to thrombin AND inactivates factor Xa
Examples of LMWH
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
Dalteparin (Fragmin)
LMWH Route of Administration
SQ (rarely can be given IV)
LMWH Half-Life
~12 hours
LMWH Dose Adjustments
CrCl < 30 mL/min
LMWH Efficacy Monitoring
Anti-Xa levels only in specific populations - obese, renal dysfunction, pregnant
List the Direct acting oral anticoagulants
Apixaban (Eliquis), Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Edoxaban (Savasya), Dabigatran (Pradaxa)
List Factor-Xa inhibitors
Apixaban (Eliquis), Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Edoxaban (Savasya), Fondaparinux (Arixtra)
List Factor IIa inhibitors (direct thrombin inhibitors)
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) (Direct thrombin inhibitor)
Warfarin indications
- Valvular Afib
- Mechanical heart valves
- Some hypercoagulable states
Warfarin MOA
Vitamin K antagonist->decreases hepatic synthesis of factors 2,7,9, and 10, protein C and S by blocking carboxylation
Warfarin route of administration
Oral
Warfarin half-life
20-60 hours~
Warfarin DDI
- CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and MAJOR (CYP2C9 and (CYP3A4)
- Amiodarone
- Macrolide Antibiotics (Azithromycin, Erythromycin)
- -azole antifungals (fluconazole)
- Sulfa antibiotics (Bactrim)
- Rifampin
Warfarin monitoring parameters
INR 2-3 (1 considered normal)
Hgb, Hct, platelets
What is the brand name of Apixaban?
Eliquis
Apixaban route of administration
oral