| Drug Name: | Andexanet Alfa |
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| Drug Class: | Antidote |
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| Mechanism of Action: | Binds to and sequesters direct and indirect factor Xa inhibitors |
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| Use: | - Reversal of anticoagulation in patients taking direct or indirect factor Xa inhibitors
- Emergency surgery or urgent procedures in patients taking factor Xa inhibitors
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| Side Effects: | - Nausea
- Vomiting
- Peripheral edema
- Pyrexia
- Headache
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| Contraindications: | - Known hypersensitivity to andexanet alfa or any of its components
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| Specialty: | - Hematology
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care
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