betrixaban

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”).

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Noun

betrixaban (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A particular anticoagulant drug.
   • 2015 August 20, Andrew Blann, “Nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs): the tide continues to come in”, in Vascular Health and Risk Management‎^[1], volume 11, →DOI:

     The problem of renal excretion, and so, inadvisability in the face of low creatinine clearance, may be addressed by betrixaban, little of which is excreted via this organ.