Lepirudin

Chemical formula: C₂₈₇H₄₄₀N₈₀O₁₁₁S₆  Molecular mass: 6,979 g/mol 

Therapeutic indications

Lepirudin is indicated for:

Indication

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

at least one of
Secondary thrombocytopenia
Thromboembolic disorder

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Lepirudin is contraindicated in the following cases:

Contraindication

at least one of
Pregnancy
Lactation
Bleeding
Peptic ulcer
Other forms of listeriosis
Meningococcal heart disease
Other gonococcal infections
Acute and subacute infective endocarditis
Hypertension
Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Aneurysm of heart
Coronary artery aneurysm
Aneurysm of pulmonary artery
Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
Other aneurysm
Malformation of coronary vessels
Other congenital malformations of aorta
Other congenital malformations of pulmonary artery
Peripheral arteriovenous malformation
Arteriovenous malformation of precerebral vessels
Other malformations of precerebral vessels
Arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels
Other malformations of cerebral vessels
Other specified congenital malformations of circulatory system
Injury of blood vessel(s) of unspecified body region
Renal failure

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