Xarelto contains the active substance rivaroxaban. Xarelto belongs to a group of medicines called antithrombotic agents. It works by blocking a blood clotting factor (factor Xa) and thus reducing the tendency of the blood to form clots.
| Manufacturer | Bayer |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | Xarelto |
| Dosage | To prevent blood clots in brain (stroke) and other blood vessels in your body: The recommended dose is one tablet Xarelto 20 mg once a day. If you need a procedure to treat blocked blood vessels in your heart (called a percutaneous coronary intervention - PCI with an insertion of a stent), there is limited evidence to reduce the dose to one tablet Xarelto 15 mg once a day (or to one tablet Xarelto 10 mg once a day in case your kidneys are not working properly) in addition to an antiplatelet medicinal product such as clopidogrel. - To treat blood clots in the veins of your legs and blood clots in the blood vessels of your lungs, and for preventing blood clots from re-occurring: The recommended dose is one tablet Xarelto 15 mg twice a day for the first 3 weeks. For treatment after 3 weeks, the recommended dose is one tablet Xarelto 20 mg once a day. After at least 6 months blood clot treatment your doctor may decide to continue treatment with either one 10 mg tablet once a day or one 20 mg tablet once a day. |
| Dosage Form | film-coated tablets |
| Size | 28 tablets |
| Active Ingredients | rivaroxaban |
| Side Effects | reduction in red blood cells which can make the skin pale and cause weakness or breathlessness - bleeding in the stomach or bowel, urogenital bleeding (including blood in the urine and heavy menstrual bleeding), nose bleed, bleeding in the gum - bleeding into the eye (including bleeding from the whites of the eyes) - bleeding into tissue or a cavity of the body (haematoma, bruising) - coughing up blood - bleeding from the skin or under the skin - bleeding following an operation - oozing of blood or fluid from surgical wound - swelling in the limbs pain in the limbs - impaired function of the kidneys (may be seen in tests performed by your doctor) - fever - stomach ache, indigestion, feeling or being sick, constipation, diarrhoea - low blood pressure (symptoms may be feeling dizzy or fainting when standing up) - decreased general strength and energy (weakness, tiredness), headache, dizziness - rash, itchy skin - blood tests may show an increase in some liver enzymes |
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