Reversal agents for oral anticoagulants.

Nurse Pract

Carrie L. Griffiths is an assistant professor of pharmacy at Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, N.C. Mark L. Vestal is a fourth-year doctor of pharmacy candidate at Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, N.C. Spencer J. Livengood is a fourth-year doctor of pharmacy candidate at Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, N.C. Samantha Hicks is the chief acute care NP, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center-Main, Charlotte, N.C.

Published: November 2017

For more than half a century, warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, has been the anticoagulant of choice. However, direct oral anticoagulants are rapidly gaining in popularity, which poses the need for efficacious reversal agents. This review article summarizes the strategies and agents used to reverse oral anticoagulants.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000525714.86663.bdDOI Listing

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