Rivaroxaban

Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and prevent blood clots. Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. It is taken by mouth.

Rivaroxaban
Clinical data
Trade namesXarelto, others
Other namesBAY 59-7939
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa611049
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
By mouth
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability80–100%; Cmax = 2–4 hours (10 mg oral)
MetabolismCYP3A4, CYP2J2 and CYP-independent mechanisms
Elimination half-life5–9 hours in healthy subjects aged 20 to 45
Excretion2/3 metabolized in liver and 1/3 eliminated unchanged
Identifiers
  • (S)-5-chloro-N-{[2-oxo-3-[4-(3-oxomorpholin-4-yl)
    phenyl]oxazolidin-5-yl]methyl} thiophene-2-carboxamide
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PDB ligand
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.210.589
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H18ClN3O5S
Molar mass435.88 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1COCCN1c2ccc(cc2)N3C[C@@H](OC3=O)CNC(=O)c4ccc(s4)Cl
  • InChI=1S/C19H18ClN3O5S/c20-16-6-5-15(29-16)18(25)21-9-14-10-23(19(26)28-14)13-3-1-12(2-4-13)22-7-8-27-11-17(22)24/h1-6,14H,7-11H2,(H,21,25)/t14-/m0/s1 Y
  • Key:KGFYHTZWPPHNLQ-AWEZNQCLSA-N Y
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Common side effects include bleeding. Other serious side effects may include spinal hematoma and anaphylaxis. It is unclear if use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is safe. Compared to warfarin it has fewer interactions with other medications. It works by blocking the activity of the clotting protein factor Xa.

Rivaroxaban was patented in 2007 and approved for medical use in the United States in 2011. In the United States, it will not be available as a generic medication until 2024. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. In 2021, it was the 86th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 8 million prescriptions.

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