Pharmacology · single question
Apixaban produces its anticoagulant effect by:
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Correct answer: A. Directly inhibiting factor Xa
- A. Correct. Apixaban is a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor.
- B. Direct thrombin (IIa) inhibition describes dabigatran.
- C. Vitamin K antagonism describes warfarin (blocks factors II, VII, IX, X).
- D. Activating antithrombin describes heparin.