Double-Check Dosing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in Certain Patients

July 2017

How should you dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as Pradaxa (dabigatran) in obese, low body weight, or dialysis patients?

There's not much evidence to guide DOAC dosing in these patients...so recommend sticking with warfarin when possible.

But follow these general guidelines if a DOAC is preferred.

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