Which of the following anticoagulants is an oral direct Xa inhibitor?: (A) Fondaparinux, (B) Dabigatran, (C) Rivaroxaban, (D) Lepirudin
Answer is C. Drugs ending with XABAN are Xa inhibitor. Rivero XABAN ApiXABAN Edo XABAN BefXABAN Dabigatran:- Direct Thrombin inhibitor Only oral agent in Class(DTI) Can reverse with Idarucizumab Fondaparinux :- LMWH which acts only on Factor Xa Lepirudin:- Direct Thrombin Inhibitor