ATC Group: B01AF03 Edoxaban

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of B01AF03 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 B Blood and blood forming organs
2 B01 Antithrombotic agents
3 B01A Antithrombotic agents
4 B01AF Direct factor Xa inhibitors
5 B01AF03

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 60 mg

Active ingredients in B01AF03

Active Ingredient Description
Edoxaban

Edoxaban is a highly selective, direct and reversible inhibitor of factor Xa, the serine protease located in the final common pathway of the coagulation cascade. Edoxaban inhibits free factor Xa, and prothrombinase activity. Inhibition of factor Xa in the coagulation cascade reduces thrombin generation, prolongs clotting time and reduces the risk of thrombus formation.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
LIXIANA Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
ROTEAS Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

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