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When to Reduce Apixaban Dose

12/08/2016

Should the twice-daily dose of the anticoagulant apixaban be reduced from 5 mg to 2.5 mg for an 85-year-old atrial fibrillation patient with renal dysfunction?

a. yes

b. no

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