And that's going to make a big difference to some people, suggests Dr. This means that people who need to take blood thinners (also called anticoagulants) now have more options in case of a bleeding emergency. A dose of vitamin K is used to reverse the action of warfarin (Coumadin), a blood thinner used routinely for more than half a century and, until recently, the only such option for most people. It's the first and only antidote to reverse bleeding in people taking apixaban (Eliquis), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), or edoxaban (Savaysa).Īnother newer blood thinner - dabigatran (Pradaxa) - already has an approved antidote called idarucizumab (Praxbind). The FDA approved andexanet alfa (AndexXa) on May 3, 2018. The wait is over for an antidote to stop rare uncontrolled bleeding linked to some newer blood thinners. Image: © Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/Getty Images
New medications add advantages to treatments that help prevent stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep-vein thrombosis.
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