A 58-year-old man on apixaban 5 mg BID has age 82, weight 58 kg, creatinine 1.7 mg/dL. What dose is appropriate?...

Question

A 58-year-old man on apixaban 5 mg BID has age 82, weight 58 kg, creatinine 1.7 mg/dL. What dose is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Reduce apixaban to 2.5 mg BID (meets ≥2 criteria: age ≥80, weight ≤60 kg, Cr ≥1.5)

Answer

Continue 5 mg BID

Answer

Switch to dabigatran

Answer

Stop anticoagulation

Answer

Dose once daily

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Apixaban Dosing Criteria