PMID: 18729009Aug 30, 2008Paper

Apixaban, an oral, direct inhibitor of activated Factor Xa

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs
Eduard Shantsila, Gregory Y H Lip

Abstract

Apixaban is an oral, direct Factor Xa inhibitor that is being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc. Apixaban is currently undergoing phase III clinical trials for cerebrovascular ischemia, deep vein thrombosis and lung embolism, and phase II clinical trials for coronary artery disease.

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