ELIQUIS Granules in capsules for opening Ref.[114595] Active ingredients: Apixaban

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2024  Publisher: Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer EEIG, Plaza 254, Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2, Dublin 15, D15 T867, Ireland

Product name and form

Eliquis 0.15 mg granules in capsules for opening.

Pharmaceutical Form

Granules in capsules for opening.

The granules are white to off white in colour. They are provided in a hard capsule with a clear body and yellow opaque cap, which must be opened prior to administration.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each capsule contains 0.15 mg apixaban.

Excipient(s) with known effect: Each capsule of 0.15 mg contains up to 124 mg of sucrose.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Apixaban

Apixaban is a potent, oral, reversible, direct and highly selective active site inhibitor of factor Xa. It does not require antithrombin III for antithrombotic activity. Apixaban inhibits free and clot-bound factor Xa, and prothrombinase activity. By inhibiting factor Xa, apixaban prevents thrombin generation and thrombus development.

List of Excipients

Granules content:

Hypromellose (E464)
Sugar spheres (composed of sugar syrup, maize starch (E1450), and sucrose)
Capsule shell

Gelatin (E441):

Titanium dioxide (E171)
Iron oxide yellow (E172)

Black printing ink:

Shellac (E904)
Propylene glycol (E1520)
Iron oxide black

Pack sizes and marketing

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle with a foil induction seal and a child-resistant polypropylene cap packed into a carton.

Each bottle contains 28 capsules for opening.

Marketing authorization holder

Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer EEIG, Plaza 254, Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2, Dublin 15, D15 T867, Ireland

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/11/691/016

Date of first authorisation: 18 May 2011
Date of latest renewal: 11 January 2021

Drugs

Drug Countries
ELIQUIS Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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