Andexanet alfa (Andexxa)

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General information

Class/mechanism: Recombinant inactive FXa, used for specific reversal of DOACs (direct oral anticoagulants) Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and Apixaban (Eliquis). Coagulation factor Xa (recombinant) inactivated-zheo binds and sequesters rivaroxaban and apixaban, negating their factor Xa inhibiting, anticoagulant effect. It also inhibits Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI); inhibition of TFPI can increase tissue factor-initiated thrombin generation.[1][2][3]
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information

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Patient drug information

Diseases for which it is used

History of changes in FDA indication

  • 2018-05-04: Approved for patients treated with rivaroxaban and apixaban, when reversal of anticoagulation is necessary due to fatal or uncontrolled bleeding.

History of changes in PMDA indication

  • 2022-03-28: Newly indicated for the reversal of anticoagulant effect in life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding in patients treated with a direct-acting factor Xa inhibitor (apixaban, rivaroxaban, or edoxaban tosilate hydrate).

Also known as

  • Code name: PRT-4445
  • Generic name: coagulation factor Xa recombinant inactivated-zhzo
  • Brand name: Andexxa, Ondexxya

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