Appropriateness of prescribing profiles and intake adherence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation: analysis of a retrospective longitudinal study using real-world data from Northern Portugal (AF-React Study)
Conclusions
Dabigatran had the lowest percentage of guideline-consistent doses. Patients younger than 75 years with GFR >60 mL/min had the highest percentage with an adequate GFR range, while other groups who require closer GFR monitoring had lower percentages within an adequate GFR range. Adherence to NOACs differed among different drugs, with greater adherence to treatment with edoxaban and less adherence to apixaban.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Silva Pinto, S., Henriques, T. S., Teixeira, A. S. C., Monteiro, H., Martins, C. Tags: Open access, General practice / Family practice Source Type: research
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