Edoxaban Krka
Edoxaban Krka is a medicine that helps prevent blood clots from forming by thinning your blood.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
15 mg
Active Ingredient
Edoxaban tosylate monohydrate
Manufacturer
KRKA d.d. Novo mesto
How to Use
Dosage
Take one 60 mg tablet once a day. Your doctor might give you a lower dose (30 mg) if your kidneys don't work well, you weigh 60 kg or less, or you are taking certain other medicines.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water. You can take it with or without food. If you can't swallow the tablet, your doctor might tell you to crush it and mix it with water or apple sauce.
Important
Do not take more than 60 mg in a single day, unless your doctor tells you to take a lower dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Stomach pain
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Bleeding in or under the skin
- •Anemia (low red blood cells)
- •Nosebleed
- •Vaginal bleeding
- •Rash
- •Intestinal bleeding
- •Bleeding from the mouth or throat
- •Blood in urine
- •Bleeding after an injection or wound
- •Stomach bleeding
- •Dizziness
- •Nausea
- •Headache
- •Itching
RARE
- •Eye bleeding
- •Bleeding from a surgical wound after an operation
- •Bloody cough/sputum
- •Brain bleeding
- •Other types of bleeding
- •Low platelet count (cells that help blood clot)
- •Allergic reaction
- •Hives
- •Muscle bleeding
- •Joint bleeding
- •Abdominal bleeding
- •Heart bleeding
- •Bleeding inside the skull
- •Bleeding after a surgical procedure
- •Severe allergic shock
- •Swelling in any part of the body due to an allergic reaction
- •Kidney bleeding, sometimes with blood in the urine, causing kidney problems
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to edoxaban or any other ingredients.
- Do not take if you are currently bleeding.
- Do not take if you have a condition that makes you more likely to have serious bleeding, such as a stomach ulcer, a brain injury, or recent brain or eye surgery.
- Do not take if you are taking other medicines that thin your blood (like warfarin or heparin), unless your doctor tells you to switch medicines or to keep a catheter open.
- Do not take if you have liver disease that increases your risk of bleeding.
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- Do not take if you have high blood pressure that is not controlled.
- Do not take if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- If you need surgery, tell your doctor. You may need to stop taking this medicine at least 24 hours before the surgery.
- Call a doctor right away if you have bleeding that won't stop, or signs of too much bleeding like being very weak, tired, pale, dizzy, having a headache, or swelling you can't explain.