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Table 1 Dose reduction criteria of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban in our study

From: Inappropriate direct oral anticoagulant dosing in atrial fibrillation patients is associated with prescriptions for outpatients rather than inpatients: a single-center retrospective cohort study

 

Dabigatran

Rivaroxaban

Apixaban

Edoxaban

Standard dose

150 mg twice daily

15 mg once daily

5 mg twice daily

60 mg once daily

Reduced dose

110 mg twice daily

10 mg once daily

2.5 mg twice daily

30 mg once daily

Dose reduction criteria

Renal function

CrCl 30 to 50 mL/min

CrCl 15 to 49 mL/min

≥2 of the following: Serum creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL

CrCl 15 to 50 mL/min

Age

Age ≥ 70 years

 

Age ≥ 80 years

 

Body weight

  

Body weight ≤ 60 kg

Body weight ≤ 60 kg

Concomitant drug use

P-gp inhibitors (quinidine, verapamil, amiodarone, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, ritonavir, nelfinavir, saquinavir)

CYP 3A4 and P-gp inhibitors (fluconazole, fosfluconazole, clarithromycin, erythromycin)

CYP 3A4 and P-gp inhibitors [Azole antifungal agents (except for fluconazole)] and HIV protease inhibitors]

P-gp inhibitors (quinidine, verapamil, cyclosporine, erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, itraconazole, diltiazem, amiodarone, HIV protease inhibitors)

 

Other

History of GIH

   
  1. CrCl, Creatinine clearance; CYP, hepatic cytochrome P450; GIH, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; P-gp, P-glycoprotein