Concern over off-label drug use in some AF patients
Doctors should not use low-dose rivaroxaban in Asian patients unless their kidney function requires it: study
12th July 2019
By Clare Pain
Asian people with atrial fibrillation should not be prescribed low-dose rivaroxaban as it puts them at increased risk of ischaemic stroke, a Taiwanese study suggests.
Atrial fibrillation. Photo: Dr Jason Kaplan
The finding should act as a message to doctors not to prescribe lower doses of the drug in these patients because of bleeding risks, the authors say.
The retrospective analysis included more than 2200