ANDEXANET ALFA

Course overview

ANDEXANET ALFA IS A RECOMBINANT MODIFIED FACTOR XA PROTEIN APPROVED BY THE FDA IN MAY 2018 FOR THE REVERSAL OF APIXABAN AND RIVAROXABAN IN PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING OR UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING. ANTICOAGULATION REVERSAL IS OFTEN A CRITICAL NEED WHEN THERAPY DOES NOT WORK AS PLANNED, AND BLEEDING ENSUES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT TO MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM TO USE ANDEXANET ALFA WHEN FACTOR XA REVERSAL IS APPROPRIATE.