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Off-label reduced-dose apixaban does not reduce hemorrhagic risk in Taiwanese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A retrospective, observational study
East Asians are reportedly at high risk of anticoagulant-related bleeding; therefore, some physicians prefer to prescribe low-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Little is known about the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of off-label reduced-dose apixaban in East Asians with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of off-label reduced-dose apixaban in Taiwanese patients with nonvalvular AF. This retrospective cohort study enrolled 1073 patients with nonvalvular AF who took apixaban between July 2014 and October 2018 from 4 medical centers in southern Taiwan. Th...
Source: Medicine - June 11, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Medication Adherence and Stroke Prevention: What Real World Data Tells Us.
Authors: Hsieh CY Abstract Medication adherence, by definition,(2) is "the extent to which a patient acts in accordance with the prescribed interval and dose of a dosing regimen." Poor medication adherence can interfere with the ability to treat many diseases, leading to greater complications and a lower quality of life.(3) In this issue of Acta Neurologica Taiwanica, Chen et al.(4) presented the inverse association between adherence of antithrombotic agents and poor outcomes after a first-ever ischemic stroke. The findings were consistent with Sung, et al.(5) that medication nonadherence are prevalent in young adu...
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - February 7, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Acta Neurol Taiwan Source Type: research