Edoxaban Sandoz
This medicine helps prevent blood clots by blocking a substance in your blood called factor Xa, which is needed for blood to clot.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
15 mg
Active Ingredient
Edoxaban tosylate monohydrate
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Take one 60 mg tablet once a day. Your doctor might lower your dose to 30 mg if you have kidney problems, weigh 60 kg or less, or are taking certain other medicines.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water. You can take it with or without food. If you have trouble swallowing, the tablet can be crushed and mixed with water or apple sauce right before taking it. Your doctor may also give it through a feeding tube.
Important
The maximum daily dose is usually one 60 mg tablet, unless your doctor tells you to take a lower dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Stomach ache
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Bleeding under the skin or from the skin
- •Anaemia (low red blood cell count)
- •Nosebleed
- •Vaginal bleeding
- •Rash
- •Bleeding in the gut
- •Bleeding from the mouth and/or throat
- •Blood in urine
- •Bleeding after an injection or injury
- •Stomach bleeding
- •Dizziness
- •Nausea
- •Headache
- •Itching
RARE
- •Eye bleeding
- •Bleeding from a surgical wound after an operation
- •Bloody cough
- •Brain bleeding
- •Other types of bleeding
- •Low platelet count in blood (which can affect blood clotting)
- •Allergic reaction
- •Hives
- •Bleeding in muscles
- •Bleeding in joints
- •Bleeding in the abdomen
- •Bleeding in the heart
- •Bleeding inside the skull
- •Bleeding after a surgical procedure
- •Severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
- •Swelling in any part of the body due to allergic reaction
- •Kidney bleeding, sometimes with blood in the urine, leading to kidney dysfunction
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to edoxaban or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have active bleeding.
- Do not take if you have a condition that increases your risk of severe bleeding, such as a stomach ulcer, a brain injury, or recent brain or eye surgery.
- Do not take if you are taking other medicines to prevent blood clotting (like warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, or heparin), unless your doctor is switching your treatment.
- Do not take if you have a liver disease that increases your risk of bleeding.
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- Do not take if your blood pressure is very high and not controlled.
- Do not take if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.