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rivaroxaban

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Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and reduce the risk of blood clots. Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. It is taken by mouth.

Key facts

Drug.pregnancy_AU
C
Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
459434616
Drug.image
Rivaroxaban2DCSD.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
250
Drug.image2
Rivaroxaban xtal 2005.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.width2
250
Drug.tradename
Xarelto, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a611049
Drug.DailyMedID
Rivaroxaban
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
B01
Drug.ATC_suffix
AF01
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C19H18ClN3O5S
Molecular weight
435.9 g/mol
IUPAC name
5-chloro-N-[[(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(3-oxomorpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl]methyl]thiophene-2-carboxamide
SMILES
C1COCC(=O)N1C2=CC=C(C=C2)N3C[C@@H](OC3=O)CNC(=O)C4=CC=C(S4)Cl
InChIKey
KGFYHTZWPPHNLQ-AWEZNQCLSA-N
XLogP
2.5
Polar surface area
116 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Research

10,063 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Reversal agent
  • Mechanism of action
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Economics
  • Legal status
  • Legal action
  • Research
  • References

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