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edoxaban

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Also known as DU-176, DU-176b

Edoxaban, sold under the brand name Lixiana among others, is an anticoagulant medication and a direct factor Xa inhibitor. It is taken by mouth.

Chemical data

Formula
C24H30ClN7O4S
Molecular weight
548.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
N'-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[(1S,2R,4S)-4-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-2-[(5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]cyclohexyl]oxamide
SMILES
CN1CCC2=C(C1)SC(=N2)C(=O)N[C@@H]3C[C@H](CC[C@@H]3NC(=O)C(=O)NC4=NC=C(C=C4)Cl)C(=O)N(C)C
InChIKey
HGVDHZBSSITLCT-JLJPHGGASA-N
XLogP
1.4
Polar surface area
165 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
8
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications and notes
  • Adverse effects
  • Overdose
  • Mechanism of action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Comparison to other anticoagulants
  • Generic availability
  • References

Edoxaban, sold under the brand name Lixiana among others, is an anticoagulant medication and a direct factor Xa inhibitor. It is taken by mouth.

Compared with warfarin, it has fewer drug interactions, and does not require regular assessment of blood samples for prothrombin time to assure safe anticoagulant therapy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “edoxaban” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.